<![CDATA[Mock 28 TB station]]>Young woman returned from travel to Bangladesh with cervical lymphadenopathy, loss of weight, and night sweats

Diffential Diagnosis

Tuberculosis
Lymphoma

Which lab to send sputum to

Cytology
Microbiology

What 2 tests for TB

Quantiferon assay
PCR
Mantoux

Where to put specimin

Biohazard red lable

Organism of TB

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

What Mycobacteria found in immunocompramised pts

Myobacterium avium intercellulare

How long do cultures take

6-12weeks

FNAC results - Necrotic tissue, histocytes, giant cells. Diagnosis

Myobacterium Tuberculosis

What type of protein deposition seen in TB

Amyloid A A

What are giant cells

Multinucleated cells comprising of macrophages often forming granuloma & histocytes

Name 3 other diseases that cause granulomatous reactions

Fungal infection
Crohns disease
Sarcoidosis

What type of pathalogical immune response in patient with tuberculosis

Delayed hypersensitivity reaction

Rapid test for TB

Rapid Polymerase Amplification

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