Hypernyms (amputation is a kind of...): operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)
Rapid strep test. The rapid strep test (RST) is a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) that is widely used in clinics to assist in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci (GAS), sometimes termed strep throat. There are currently several types of rapid strep test in use, each employing a distinct technology.
Lab tests can detect two different classes of antibody, IgM and IgG. 1  B. burgdorferi IgM (immunoglobulin M) antibodies are usually detectable in the blood about two to three weeks after exposure. 2  IgM levels increase to maximum concentrations at about six weeks and then begin to decline.