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CDC Recommended Laboratory HIV Testing Algorithm for Serum or Plasma Specimens

#HIV #Algorithm #Screening #Testing #HIVAIDS #Diagnosis
CDC Recommended ... Laboratory HIV Testing ... Algorithm for Serum ... Specimens #HIV #Algorithm ... #Screening #Testing
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
"Recommended laboratory ... HIV testing algorithm ... Laboratory Testing ... #HIV #CDC #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #InfectiousDisease
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Lab patterns seen ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... #Table #NICU #Genetics ... #IEM #Laboratory ... #Patterns #diagnosis
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Cronkhite-Canada (CC ... throughout GI Tract - Genetic ... testing if FHx, ... polyps → Arborizing pattern ... Likely risk of CRC
“ Clinical laboratories should follow these guidelines when collecting specimens for monkeypox virus:

Collect at least two
public health laboratory ... them directly to CDC ... CDC can provide ... virus-specific testing ... contact list) or the CDC
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... reported to the CDC ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... reference level Laboratory ... #SmallPox #Laboratory
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic ... testing *If hypokalemia ... dependent upon local laboratory ... #differential #algorithm
Bulimia Nervosa: Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
Biological Risk Factors
 • Gender: F > M
 • Genetics: Some
Gender: F > M • Genetics ... disordered feeding patterns ... obsessive thinking patterns ... related to eating ... BulimiaNervosa #pathophysiology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... detected with testing ... neutropenia (CyN) This genetic ... dominant inheritance pattern ... Serial CBC counts