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Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Tuberculous Pleural ... Effusions - Tests ... amplification test ... #Tuberculous #Pleural ... #Laboratory #Testing
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Chronic Disease - Laboratory ... Testing SUMMARY ... normal but poor sensitivity ... Ferritin-best non-invasive test ... #Table #Fe
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypercalcemia rests ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... but lower sensitivity ... more time for the laboratory ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory ... #workup #diagnosis
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Susceptibility Testing ... Gradient diffusion (E test ... concentrations + algorithms ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity ... #laboratory #microbiology
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... pts need further testing ... -A negative test ... gastroenterology #workup