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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... anti-transglutaminase antibody ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
4T Score for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Interpretation of the 4T score:
0-3 points:  Low probability (<<1%)
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- No further workup ... checking heparin-PF4 antibodies ... check anti-PF4 antibody ... check anti-PF4 antibody ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis
Urethral Injury in the Emergency Department

Clinical Features, Diagnostics and Treatment

#Urology #Diagnosis #Management #Urethral #Injury #Urethrogram
Urethral Injury ... Emergency Department Clinical ... Features, Diagnostics ... and Treatment ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
is unknown Diagnosis ... at least: • 1 clinical ... patients to be diagnosed ... presence of 1 clinical ... to be present Treatment
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Clinical Manifestations ... and Diagnosis of ... High specific IgG antibody ... Intrathecal specific antibody ... #Borreliosis #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... : • Based on clinical ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - Improves clinical ... within 3 years of diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... quantify renal injury ... EGPA) • Auto-antibodies ... : ANCA antibody, ... #management #treatment
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Erythematosus Clinical ... Antiphospholipid antibody ... Highly specific antibodies ... , Anti-Sm antibody ... Erythematosus #diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Related Disease Clinical ... with response to treatment ... autoantibodies (antinuclear antibodies ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... management #phenotypes #workup
Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19: Why It Might Work
Convalescent plasma (CP) as a passive antibody therapy has
: Why It Might Work ... ) as a passive antibody ... Therefore, this treatment ... and thus have antibodies