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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Interpretation #Induration ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Interpretation #Induration ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
for treatment Induration ... Immunocompromised patients Induration ... Injection drug users Induration ... Interpretation #Induration ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Interpretation #Induration ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Typical ECG changes associated with hyperkalemia. 
→ Peaked T wave
→ Wide PR interval, Wide QRS duration,
Typical ECG changes ... interval, Wide QRS duration ... important to note that ECG ... such, a normal ECG ... #hyperkalemia #ECG
Second Degree Heart Block, Mobitz Type II

• p waves are normal 
• QRS complexes are usually
always the same duration ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Left Anterior Fascicular Block on EKG
 • Left axis deviation (LAD) (-45 degrees to -90 degrees)
Fascicular Block on EKG ... degrees) • QRS duration ... diagnosis #cardiology #EKG ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Psychotic Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Mood disorder with psychotic features
 • Psychotic symptoms present exclusively during
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... psychotic disorder • Duration ... Schizophreniform Disorder • Duration ... Schizophrenia • Duration ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... additional symptoms (eg ... Onset, aura - Duration ... Postictal state #Algorithm
The 3 Fates of a Premature Atrial Complex
 • PAC can be conducted with normal QRS
with normal QRS duration ... cardiology #diagnosis #ekg ... #ecg #electrocardiogram