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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
blood cultures should ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... • DM DDX: ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
C3, C4 - Test for ... disorders that activate ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis ... #nephrotic #nephritic
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... • DM DDX: ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... patients should ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
. 5) C3, C4 - Test ... disorders that activate ... #workup #diagnosis ... initial #testing #nephrology ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
occurs in the first six ... worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... granulomatous nephritis ... • Persistently active