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
- 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
Tracey Davidoff, MD, FACP, FCUCM, has practiced Urgent Care Medicine for more than 15 years. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Davidoff is a member of the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the College of Urgent Care Medicine’s “Urgent Caring” publication. She is also the Vice President of the Southeast Regional Urgent Care Association and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine. At EB Medicine, Dr Davidoff is Editor-In-Chief of Evidence-Based Urgent Care, and co-host of the Urgentology podcast.
