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Syphilis serologies notes
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers #CSF #LP
treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal ... titers #CSF #LP #lumbarpuncture
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
or more rise in nontreponemal ... POSSIBLY: Failure of nontreponemal ... greater rise in nontreponemal ... failure of the nontreponemal
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
diagnosis #neurology #LumbarPuncture
Syphilis serologies notes
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers


By Dr. Sara
treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal
Fluid Analysis 
A systematic approach to analysis of the fluid in conjunction with the clinical presentation
arthrocentesis #lumbarpuncture
Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
diagnosis #Treponemal #NonTreponemal
Indications for Head CT before LP
 - Signs of Increased ICP (i.e. papilledema) 
 - History
#Indications #LumbarPuncture
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
#Procedure #LumbarPuncture
#Diagnosis #Meningitis #LumbarPuncture #LP #Steroids #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Meningitis #LumbarPuncture
Syphilis serologic flowchart
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers


By Dr. Sara
treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal