25 results
Testing for Diabetes Type II
 - 
Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
Hemoglobin A1c test ... Random blood sugar test ... sugar test - Oral ... glucose tolerance test ... Glucose #Laboratory
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural ... Effusions - Tests ... amplification test ... #Laboratory #Testing ... #diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
• Additional laboratory ... tests may be needed ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... Non-invasive testing
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
screen within 1 year ... • Pap test should ... 3 years • Co-testing ... (Pap test and HPV ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... the preferred test ... testing of skin ... the workup • Test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Tuberculin skin test ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
*, hemp foods: tea ... • coca leaf teas ... naproxen and modern tests ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing ... #Laboratory #diagnosis
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Breath test for ... Diarrhea #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... deficiency, ... laboratory ... tests + imaging ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infections/year ... Diagnosis: Latent ... Tuberculin skin test ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment