In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD discuss the November 2025 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care: Best Practices for Choosing and Interpreting Respiratory and Genitourinary Tests (https://www.ebmedicine.net/topics/procedures/urgent-care-laboratory-testing)
• Discussion on Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care
• Interpreting Test Results: Molecular vs. Antigen
• Clinical Pathways for STIs
• Home Testing and Its Challenges
• Diagnosing and Treating Herpes Simplex
• PCR Testing for Strep
• Test of Cure and Its Importance
• Conclusion and Future Topics
