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
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... decrease the risk for reactivation ... infection • Recent ... viral infections ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Tuberculosis Overview 10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview 10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... Initiating Treatment ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison Hodgkin's Lymphoma: • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Etiology: - Infections ... Solid Tumors • Tuberculosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
result from reactivation ... Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • helminth infections ... • Tuberculosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework Knee Effusion Red Flags: 1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss - DDX: -
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Syphilis - Tuberculosis ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... Osteochondroma Hematologic ... #differential #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH) What? A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... (tuberculosis) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... Hematologic malignancy ... patients with typical tuberculosis ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #infectiousdiseases
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