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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 or Plasma ... 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 ... for serum or plasma ... Laboratory Testing ... CDC #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... first-line treatment is plasma ... in doubt, start plasma ... awaiting confirmatory testing ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Table
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
Metabolism A table ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Table ... Genetics #IEM #Laboratory
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... AND • Baseline plasma ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... aldosteronism - Plasma ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... demonstrates lymphocytes, plasma ... therefore occur in the setting ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... Diagnosis #comparison #table
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... should use this algorithm ... reference level Laboratory ... See table below ... #SmallPox #Laboratory
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm ... confirmed via genetic testing ... dependent upon local laboratory ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology