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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
to decrease the risk ... • The lifetime risk ... or intermediate risk ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... #InfectiousDiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... → Risk of malaria ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Commonly work related ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • Risk ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk ... History of EBV infection ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... carries a variable risk ... blood count with differential ... and reducing the risk ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
already noted the risk ... from injuries and infections ... oncotic pressures acting ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... pathophysiology #differential