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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... LATENT TB • ... intermediate risk of disease ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #TB #Latent #Active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
, and sexually active ... • Pap test should ... 3 years • Co-testing ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Active TB: • ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Active TB Disease ... and molecular diagnostic ... treatment should ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... causes of liver disease ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Disseminated MAC Disease ... Note: Active TB ... should be ruled ... Prevention #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS