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Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Testing and Evaluation ... - Cost per test ... #workup #testing ... #table #comparison
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... • Hyperthyroidism ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... antibodies - Most ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... or low Uosm), Hypothyroidism ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
pseudo-acromegaly, obesity, hypothyroidism ... and Workup: • ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... adjuvant Tx, or post-op
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... they have one post ... surgery Stress Testing ... stratification #diagnosis