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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
manifestations of active ... of developing active ... years of age ACTIVE ... #TB #Latent #Active ... #LatentTB #ActiveTB
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... Hydronephrosis #Comparison ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... present on repeat testing ... including overnight testing ... albuminuria) - Active ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Intraoperative Massive Blood Loss - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Expected or unexpected major haemorrhage

❶ Call for
with them): • Activate ... required. ❻ Begin active ... point of care testing ... • Use lab testing ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Helicobacter Pylori Testing ... not distinguish active ... other means of testing ... Pylori #HPylori #Testing ... Laboratory #Diagnosis #Accuracy
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
surgery, trauma, active ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... in SIADH RAAS Inactive ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... diuresis) RAAS Active
Clinic, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements - Strengths and Weaknesses
(via https://twitter.com/JACCJournals/status/1088104323354185730 )

Clinic Measurements:
• BP measured
should be seated, resting ... factors affect the accuracy ... seated at home, resting ... BP measured at work ... #PrimaryCare #Comparison
Work Shifting - Mechanical Ventilation
Why the new term:
Synchrony issues, by definition, have to do with timing.
Work Shifting - ... timing but to work ... Work Shifting: When ... Pvent and Pmus are active ... is more accurate
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... disorders that activate ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis