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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... enzymes, Head CT ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... • Laboratory testing ... typically part of the workup ... Syndrome: • Most ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... Most invasive infections ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... and Testing: • ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
pain/tightness Most ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
bat droppings • Most ... Immunosuppressed host ... Urinary antigen testing ... Dimorphic fungus found most ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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: • Most CNS opportunistic ... enhancement on CT ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common ... Putrid sputum/sour-tasting ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... prospective trials • Most ... moderate Tx in setting ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management