23 results
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... • Infectious: TB ... /AIDS • Hemorrhagic ... vein thrombosis), DIC ... Granulomatous Disease
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... association with PJP/TB ... #AIDS #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... K), H. pylori test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Testing LATENT TB ... intermediate risk of disease ... immunocompromised (e.g., AIDS ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #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 ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... #Diagnosis #Management
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
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... Diagnosis in a ... Commercial sex worker ... #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
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