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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... and pneumocystis False ... other fungi • False ... Characteristics #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... - Falsely negative ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... and False Positives ... 96% • Higher specificity ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing
Test Characteristics of Physical Exam, Imaging, and LRINEC 
Score for the Identification of Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity,
Necrotizing Fasciitis (Sensitivity ... , Specificity %) ... Fasciitis #LRINEC #Testing ... #PhysicalExam #Sensitivity ... #Specifiity #Diagnosis
Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... - UTI Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... #Urinalysis #Testing ... #Accuracy #Sensitivity
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity ... False-Positive ... False-Negative Contingency ... confusion matrix Sensitivity ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

Sensitivity and Specificity: Shifting Dullness, Bulging Flanks. Fluid Wave 

Source: Joseph D.
Diagnostic Accuracy Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... Ascites #Accuracy #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Characteristics Sensitivity ... , Specificity and ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #LikelihoodRatio
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
, high specificity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Tuberculosis #Laboratory #Testing