3 results
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... myositis • Thyroid testing ... 45 years with neck ... testing • Serum ... #testing #Rheumatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Fever, headache, neck ... Demyelinating disease ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... Urinary antigen testing ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... : • Serology for ... Meningitis, septic arthritis