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Syphilis Serologic Testing - Treponemal and Non-Treponemal Testing Algorithms
Treponemal Testing:
 • Confirmatory or Screening - Detection
Algorithms Treponemal ... or Screening - ... Definitive • High Cost ... TPPA, TP-EIA, CIA ... Definitive • Low Cost
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
and Evaluation: Cost ... etiology of syncope - Cost ... - Cost per test ... #testing #Cost ... Effectiveness #table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... Algorithm for patients ... with Stable Angina ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... #Algorithm #Cardiology
ETT depth may be predicted based on the patient’s height.  This has been validated among
A height-based algorithm ... by attaching a table ... two aspects of post-intubation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #TidalVolumes #Table
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm • ... Direct Iniury (Post-Coronarv ... Occlusion • Stable ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... range 2-3) for most ... #management #algorithm ... #medications #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... MRA; abdominal CT ... Diagnosis #Causes #Screening ... #Workup #table
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... patient: AIDS, post-transplantation ... Ova and parasite testing ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... Triple-phase CT ... or nephropathy CT ... bowel duplication cysts ... Bleed #GIBleed #management
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
antibodies - Most ... and first-level screening ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table