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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
on evaluation of ... antimicrobials, clinical ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... Diseases Fellows ... #differential #workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... intermediate risk of disease ... smear-positive sputum sample ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Syndrome of right middle ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... Disease: Clinical ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
from injuries and infections ... the Journal of Clinical ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... evaluations. ... of renal disease
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
InfectionDiagnosing ... Interstitial Lung Diseases ... This is a video ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
median age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... anemia poorly, ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical