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Tuberculosis Skin Test Interpretation

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

#Diagnosis #Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TST #Interpretation
Tuberculin Skin ... Test (Positive Mantoux ... Tuberculosis #LatentTB #Tuberculin ... #SkinTest #TST ... Interpretation #Induration #Thresholds
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Tuberculin Skin ... - Threshold for ... #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin ... #SkinTest #TST ... Induration #Criteria #Thresholds
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
have negative tuberculin ... skin test (TST) ... Testing #Results #TST
SICU/CTICU Transfusion Guidelines

#Transfusion #Thresholds #Guidelines #Algorithm #Management #PRBC #SICU #CriticalCare
#Transfusion #Thresholds
Causes of False-Positive and False-Negative IGRA and TST Results

#Diagnosis #TB #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin #SkinTest #TSTs #IGRA #FalseNegatives
False-Negative IGRA and TST ... #Tuberculosis #Tuberculin ... #SkinTest #TSTs
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
leprae complex: • Tuberculoid ... leprosy (TT) and ... borderline tuberculoid ... Treatment Regimen: • Tuberculoid
Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Ttype 2 Overview

HCO3 reabsorptive failure
Lowering of threshold for HCO3 absorption in
failure Lowering of threshold
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
has a positive TST ... to have their TST ... interpreted Tuberculin ... skin testing (TST ... False-negative TST