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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 ... #Screening #Testing ... #HIVAIDS #Diagnosis
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... #table #management ... #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Family History Performance ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... #comparison #table ... #Testing #Indications
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... Screening Tests ... Screening Tests ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Who to test for ... 45-50 years at diagnosis ... cancers in this table ... Breast #Cancer #screening ... #diagnosis
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... and first-level screening ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Screening ... #Workup #table
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Algorithm ... Step 1) Screening ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Vascular imaging → Test ... Age-appropriate cancer screening ... , CBC, aPTT, +/- ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... surgery Stress Testing ... stratification #diagnosis