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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... to sort out the ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... disease who have low scores ... it has a narrow focus
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... expiration not meeting ... diagnostic criteria ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... rapidly over a short ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Testing Blood ... Tests: • SPEP with ... typing Cardiac Testing ... : • EKG • Echocardiogram ... : • Diagnostic
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
• mouthwash, short-chain ... naproxen and modern tests ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing ... #Laboratory #diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
should undergo lab testing ... inflammation is found, an echocardiogram ... before performing echocardiogram ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Echocardiographic criteria of LV Non-compaction
Chin Criteria (1990):
 • Absence of any other coexisting cardiac structural abnormality
and apical • Focus ... Views: parasternal short ... and apical • Focus ... Echocardiography #Echocardiogram ... Chin #cardiology #diagnosis