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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... for the workup ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Microbiologic-Testing ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Intolerance • Celiac ... Diagnostics and Testing ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... pts need further testing ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Ova and parasite testing ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... - Management of ... effective for treating ... If patient is stable ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... endoscopy limits, high sensitivity ... bowel duplication cysts ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... gastroenterology #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
alterations in the setting ... only 5% of the resting ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management