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COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical and laboratory testing
Lung Ultrasound
HRCT scan
In-hospital treatment
Severity assessment and respiratory support 
Post-mortem
and laboratory testing ... Lung Ultrasound ... scan In-hospital treatment ... Management #Summary #treatment
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
• Pap test should ... recommend a Pap test ... 3 years • Co-testing ... (Pap test and HPV ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing
Group A Strep Pharyngitis, also known as  Strep Throat. 

In addition to symptomatic presentation, a
antigen detection test ... prescribed one of the treatment ... That's because this test ... penicillin allergy testing ... StrepThroat #Management #Treatment
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... , Tests to evaluate ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... sodium loading test
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... decision for repeat testing ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Line Targeted Treatment ... candida #auris #treatment
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Initial medical treatment ... the outpatient setting ... COPD assessment test ... #COPD #Treatment