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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Disease Tissue ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic ... Cost - Cost per test ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Syncope #diagnosis ... #workup #testing ... Effectiveness #table
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
Graves disease – ... Graves disease! ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices ... #Algorithm #Workup
Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
Cushings #Syndrome #Disease ... #Algorithm #Workup ... #Suppression #Test ... #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
proportion of truly diseased ... identified as diseased ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
evaluation and treatment ... neutropenia #Algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease
Approach to Hypoproliferative Macrocytic Anemia

 • 812, Folate Deficiency
 • MDS+
 • Hypothyroid
 • Liver Disease
Hypothyroid • Liver Disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hematology ... #workup
Algorithm for Investigation of Abnormal Coagulation Tests
- Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT and Prolonged PT
- Prolonged aPTT

Dr.
Abnormal Coagulation Tests ... APTT #Laboratory #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Workup