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In the United States, current HIV diagnostic algorithms based solely on serologic criteria for infection are inadequate for the timely diagnosis of acute or early HIV infection. Dr. Robert Coombs, professor of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine at the University of Washington, advises that future diagnostic algorithms should embrace simple/rapid antibody and HIV nucleic acid testing to support efforts to incorporate the concept of “presumptive HIV infection” into the early reporting of HIV test results. These simple/rapid test devices for detecting HIV infection will be very useful for point-of-care HIV testing in both resource-rich and resource- limited settings, but the limitations of these tests must be considered. A greater effort should be made to educate health care providers about the need for HIV diagnostic algorithms that incorporate these simple/rapid HIV test devices. From the Series:Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds
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Video Length: 3456
Date Found: November 20, 2009
Date Produced: October 21, 2009
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Does macular degeneration run in your family? This age-related disease is the leading cause of blindness in the United States for adults over 65 years old. Dr. Mark Blumenkranz, professor of ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine, shares his insight into advances in treatment ...
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July 17, 2010
Reinventing Surgery: Creating a System that Works was a symposium organized by the Surgical Outcomes Research Center and the UW Department of Surgery that aimed to explore and showcase work being done at the University of Washington and in the Seattle community to improve the surgical ...
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July 17, 2010
Who doesn’t want flawless, perfect skin? While the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries continue to bombard us with the next miracle cream, associate professor of dermatology at Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Hayes Gladstone, asks whether these products are truly effective and ...
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Are you considering bariatric surgery? Dr. Andrew Wright of the UW Medicine Center for Bariatric Surgery discusses three surgical options: lap band, gastric bypass and the new sleeve procedure in this 30 minute presentation.  Dr. Wright describes what type of patient ...
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Dr. George Kraft introduces "Staying in the Employment Game", the third program in the nine part TV series Multiple Sclerosis from A to Z. Experts from the University of Washington and throughout the Puget Sound gather to offer input and insight into employment challenges for people with MS. ...
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