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"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
"Recommended laboratory ... Centers for Disease Control ... Laboratory Testing ... for the Diagnosis ... #HIV #CDC #Diagnosis
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing ... Monoclonal #Gammopathy #Testing ... #Protein #Diagnosis ... SPEP #IFE #FLC #Nephrology ... #Laboratory #Comparison
Table 1 includes a comprehensive list of essential live kidney donor medical testing.

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #LivingDonor #Kidney
donor medical testing ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... Candidate #LRRT #LURT #Testing ... #Laboratory #Evaluation
Ohle R et al. Clinical Examination for Acute Aortic Dissection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. AEM
Dissection #Aorta #Testing ... #Symptoms #Signs ... Specificity #SGEM #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... — and laboratory ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... deep-tendon reflex, is a neurologic ... Clinical #Video #Neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Peripheral and Central ... labyrinthitis) CENTRAL ... #Vertigo #diagnosis ... #findings #signs ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
patients with a central ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... CVA #Peripheral #Central ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
HepBVirus #Serologies #serology ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... interpreation #testing ... #laboratory
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Most specific for diagnosing ... polysaccharides (both in enteral ... #Specificity #Laboratory ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
disease of the central ... /SYMPTOMS: • CENTRAL ... Laboratory findings ... objective evidence of neurologic ... #management #neurology