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Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... infections are common causes ... #glomerular #testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... Hepatitis B surface antigen ... infections are common causes ... diagnosis #initial #testing
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Syphilis Serologic Testing ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... specific treponemal antigens ... Non-Treponemal Testing ... cardiolipin-cholesterol-lecithin antigen
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... mismatch of donor antigens ... mismatch of minor antigens ... Causes purpura & ... false negatives on testing
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
(most frequent cause ... sterile sites Antigen ... /antibody testing ... , cryptococcal antigen
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
mismatch of donor antigens ... mismatch of minor antigens ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... false negatives on testing
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Definition: Small antigen-antibody ... If self-antigens ... are the cause: ... If bacterial antigens ... are the cause:
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CSF cryptococcal antigen ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Type II Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: When antigens bind to the body's cell surfaces, forming
Definition: When antigens ... These antigens can ... either be self-antigens ... , or foreign antigens ... Antigen binds receptor
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Mediators: lgE - Antigen ... Form: Soluble antigen ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Form: Cell-bound antigen ... complex - Antigen