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Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... for Colorectal Cancer ... #Colorectal #Cancer ... #comparison #table ... #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Family History Performance ... for Colorectal Cancer ... #comparison #table ... #Testing #Indications
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Vascular imaging → Test ... Age-appropriate cancer ... - No other workup ... screening, CBC, ... hematology #diagnosis #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 ... Breath test for ... *Especially if concern ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... strategy with minimal testing ... cultures, but test ... red flags - Low chance ... lactoferrin + CRP
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... Emergency Operations Center ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... variola virus* PCR testing ... See table below