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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Step 1) Screening Test ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... ) Confirmation Test ... This test determines ... Step 3) Differentiate
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... IgA deficiency (3% ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Insufficiency Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ) stimulation test ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... am cortisol < 3 ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... #Test #Endocrinology
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 ... Breath test for ... #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Uglucose Step #3 ... & desmopressin test
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... deficiency affects 2%–3% ... pts need further testing ... -A negative test ... -A positive test
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Diagnostic and Workup ... Algorithm 1st Tier ... stool), Breath test ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD 3) ... #Algorithm
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Susceptibility Testing ... well plate. ✓ MIC 3) ... Gradient diffusion (E test ... concentrations + algorithms ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity