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Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... directed against specific ... • Specific = ... Non-Treponemal Testing
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders Testing ... INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... or workup for specific ... with serologic testing ... indicated • For organ-specific
Recommendations for specific antimicrobial therapy in bacterial meningitis based on isolated pathogen and susceptibility testing.

#IDSA #Meningitis
Recommendations for specific ... susceptibility testing
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Syphilis (TP) EIA
 • RPR
 • A different treponemal specific test (TPPA)

ID
different treponemal specific ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Testing
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
diarrhea before testing ... and treating to ... reduce unnecessary testing ... and then pick specific ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... - TIBC-specific ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
A/P, Consider testing ... of specific hormones ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing ... #differential #testing
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... present; Spec: Non-specific ... Meningitis #diagnosis #testing
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Galactomannan: • Most specific ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
arrow) - non-specific ... coagulation and other testing