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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 ... result with no clinical ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... comorbidities: • CBC ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... possible in HIV PARASITIC ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... • Microbiologic ... #infectiousdiseases