Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Tuberculosis Testing LATENT TB • LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • Tuberculosis infection ... • Recent viral infections ... Extrapulmonary infection ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework 1) Chronicity 2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory 3) Number of Joints Involved 1) Chronicity:
about bacterial infections ... about indolent infections ... with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain History: Is the pain from: • Joint • Adjacent bursa • Tendon • Ligament • Bone • Muscle • Referred from
Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework Approach To Weakness: • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc) • CNS ->
Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections ... dystrophies Work
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary PBC Epidemiology: • Female:Male 9:1 • Common European descent • Age:
fungal, viral infections ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Trauma - Infection ... Disseminated gonococcal infection ... deficiency Work
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) What? Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... petechiae) • Frequent infections ... • Parvovirus infection ... Workup: • Complete
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup
Common Encountered Infections by Location • Skin and Soft Tissue Infections • Pneumonia • Intra-abdominal Infections
Common Encountered Infections ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... Intra-abdominal Infections ... • UTI #infections
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