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Course: Interpreting SARS-CoV-2 Test Results

CME Credits: 1.00

Released: 2021-09-17

A 53-year-old woman was referred to the gastroenterology clinic for endoscopy because of a submucosal gastric nodule. She had not received a COVID-19 vaccination and lived in Maryland, which had a 7-day cumulative COVID-19 case rate of 70 per 100,000 individuals at the time of her visit. Review of systems was unremarkable except for intermittent abdominal pain. She had no fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, anosmia, dysgeusia, or diarrhea. SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing prior to the procedure was performed, in accordance with the American Society of Anesthesiologists Statement on Perioperative Testing for monitored anesthesia. Results of preoperative testing are shown in .


Educational Objective
To understand how to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and apply them clinically.


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