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Miosis Causes - 4 P's Mnemonic
Constricted: pupils < 2mm, Pinpoint: pupils < 1mm
 • Pain Killer:
drops #Miosis #PPPP
Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Tuberculin Skin Test (Positive Mantoux Test) Result, Reading and Interpretation

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin ... Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Identify a Positive Tuberculosis (TB) Skin Test
#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds #Diameters
Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... Thresholds #Diameters #PPD
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Anatomy
A) Undissected anatomy
B) Whipple's
C) Modified Whipple's (PPPD)

#Pancreaticoduodenectomy #Anatomy #PPPD #whipple
Modified Whipple's (PPPD ... Pancreaticoduodenectomy #Anatomy #PPPD
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... individual with active ... #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... interpreted Tuberculin ... years of age ACTIVE ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Risk Factors For Active ... Active: Symptomatic ... Asymptomatic Active ... Latent TB: • Tuberculin ... assay (IGRA) • PPD
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
have negative tuberculin ... #Subclinical #Active
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD ... pyrophosphatase activity ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... Chondrocalcinosis #Pseudogout #CPPD