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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac Disease ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
of active viral disease ... HBV #Serology #Diagnosis ... #Laboratory #Interpretation ... #Table
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
and Workup Algorithm ... End Stage Renal Disease ... Structural Heart Disease ... Occlusion • Stable ... #Algorithm
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Hyperthyroidism: Work-up ... ophthalmopathy → Graves' Disease ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... #diagnosis #endocrinology ... #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
calcium-b) • Laboratory ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... with previously stable ... Renal parenchymal disease ... #Hypertension #Workup
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... However, when the diagnosis ... cardiogenic shock (eg ... acute valvular disease ... #Differential #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key components ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... stratification #diagnosis
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA TTG has high ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... /pdfs/smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... reference level Laboratory ... depending upon disease ... See table below