Case 1 Case #2 A 55-year-old retired Navy Master Chief is brought into the ER by

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Case 1 Case #2 A 55-year-old retired Navy Master Chief is brought into the ER by his young girlfriend. She states that her boyfriend has had an increase in lapses of memory and he is walking funny despite no recent trauma. While you are talking to the girlfriend, the patient interjects and states that he has been experiencing a lot of numbness in his fingers and tower extremities. Physical examination is significant for ataxia and Argyll Robertson pupil. . Which laboratory test is used as a screening test for this condition? Which laboratory test is specific and will confirm the presence or absence of this condition? . What procedure would you request be performed on this patient? The procedure is performed. For this condition, what would you expect to be the typical results? . What is the most likely diagnosis? . What is the prognosis if untreated? . What is the drug of choice

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The laboratory tests used for detection of Ataxia Telangiectasis are:

The laboratory tests used for detection of Argyll Robertson pupils are:

For syphilis are FTA-ABS (fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption) and MHA-TP (microhemaglutination for antibodies to treponemal pallidum), etc.

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