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My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
Tropheryma -> Serological ... Testing - ... Testing - Is ... -> Serological Testing ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
celiac disease with serology ... biopsy only if serology ... Non-invasive testing ... change medical management
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... 50% of adults +serology ... Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... if possible • Serology
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
viruses Viral Testing ... reaction (PCR) testing ... orthopoxvirus DNA • Serologic ... testing for monkeypox ... MPOX #Diagnosis #Management
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic ... Testing - Treponemal ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... #Syphilis #Serologic
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Diagnosis and Management ... peritoneal spread TESTING ... common initial testing ... performed is serologic ... Fever #Diagnosis #Management
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
of Hepatitis B Serologies ... HBV #HepBVirus #Serologies ... #serology #diagnosis ... interpreation #testing
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Latent: • Positive serologic ... testing • No ... testing • >1 year ... after serologic ... testing • Time
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
 •
Urine, Antigen testing ... , Serology, PCR ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management
COVID-19 PCR and Serology Testing - Timeline
 • Nucleic Acid Test - Most reliable and can
COVID-19 PCR and Serology ... Testing - Timeline ... #COVID19 #PCR #Serology ... antibody #antibodies #testing