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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
intermediate risk of disease ... TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... Mycobacterial culture ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... w/ fluid culture ... treatment until cultures
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... polarized light microscopy ... Polyarthritis: • Blood cultures ... #laboratory #workup
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
sets of blood cultures ... susceptibility testing ... • Laboratory testing ... typically part of the workup ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
polyangiitis, Microscopic ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Goodpasture's Disease ... testing: anti-ANCA
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... strategy with minimal testing ... Routine stool cultures ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... Acute CPP Crystal Arthritis ... • Gram stain, culture ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... Gram stain and culture
Alternaria on Culture Plate and Microscopy
Adult w/ aplastic anemia, getting regular blood product infusions. Had Group
Alternaria on Culture ... Plate and Microscopy ... aplastic anemia, getting ... cause invasive disease ... #Microscopy #clinical
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... for cell count, culture ... Inflammatory, crystalline disease ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
osteomyelitis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... the extent of disease ... Amyloidosis Diagnostic Testing ... typing Cardiac Testing ... polarized light microscopy