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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

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

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
#Tuberculosis #LatentTB ... #Tuberculin #SkinTest
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing LATENT ... positive TST or IGRA ... IGRA/QuantiFERON-TB ... Diagnosis #Workup #TB #Latent ... #Active #LatentTB
Causes of False-Positive and False-Negative IGRA and TST Results

#Diagnosis #TB #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
False-Negative IGRA ... Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest ... #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
90%) & develop latent ... release assay (IGRA ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA ... simultaneous TST or IGRA ... TB with TST or IGRA
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
release assay (IGRA ... TuberculinSkinTest #IGRA ... Spectrum #Table #Latent
Trousseau Sign of Latent Tetany - Hypocalcemia

#Trousseau #Sign #Hypocalcemia #clinical #video #endocrinology #physicalexam
Trousseau Sign of Latent ... endocrinology #physicalexam
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
Trousseau sign of latent ... #Hypocalcemia #PhysicalExam