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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 ... positive predictive value ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Tuberculin skin test ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Tuberculin skin test ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Management Summary ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #Management #Summary
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... Initial screening test ... monitor disease activity ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
APVcmv - Adaptive Pressure Ventilation - Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Summary
Most Similar to PRVC - Pressure Regulated
Mechanical Ventilation Summary ... pressure is constant Best ... Passive or partially active ... #Ventilation #management ... #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... Summary A defect ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis - Summary ... Inflammatory Conditions (Tuberculosis ... Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Dystrophy Heme: • ↓ activity ... : • Diagnostic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... increased B-cell activity ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Management #Signs