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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
infection in patients ... • Tuberculosis infection ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... #InfectiousDiseases
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #lesion #pulmonary
Pulmonary Hypertension Algorithm - Matthew Watto, MD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PAH #Workup #Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Algorithm - Matthew ... MD #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pulmonary #Hypertension ... #PAH #Workup #Evaluation
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Opportunistic Infections ... • Pulmonary TB ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Here is a quick guide on the common direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus
common direct-acting ... C virus (HCV) infection ... #medications #infectiousdisease ... HepC #HepatitisC #Management
Treatment Algorithm for First Time Pulmonary Embolism
 • Provoked
 • Unprovoked
 • Active Malignancy

By Carlin Rooke,
Treatment Algorithm ... for First Time Pulmonary ... Unprovoked • Active ... #PE #Pulmonary # ... #management #hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... • Pulmonary fibrotic ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Algorithm History ... Acute myocardial infarction ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... Pain #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... Bx Consider reactive ... : Chronic infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm