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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
QFT) • 5 y/o + low ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Active #LatentTB ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... ADH Present and Active ... Stress, Nausea, Pulmonary ... Disease, Meds (Opiates ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Primary Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Volume Depleted - 2° hyperaldosteronism
 • Low Urine Cl-: Vomiting,
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... intake, Diuretics (late ... : plasma renin activity ... #Nephrology #Causes
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... conditions in any patient ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... This patient had ... NOT definitively diagnose
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... reactivation of latent ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
ProBNP (pro B-type natriuretic peptide) is secreted by cardiomyocytes in response to stretch and is quickly
routinely used to aid ... diagnosis of heart ... NT-proBNP are cleared differentially ... a much lesser extent ... rates of blood flow
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... hemorrhage, and seizure activity ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the agent ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... protein level • A low ... : • Serology for ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... with low pretreatment ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... • Persistently active