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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... ) - May be negative ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE Diagnostic ... See charts - ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... serology, smear negative ... peripheral smears using ... #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Produces miosis during ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... for Alzheimer's disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... then be excreted using ... have achieved negative ... #table #foamed ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... Delivery • Stable ... • Account for changes ... management #cardiology #treatment
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
whose positive charges ... ECF and ICF both work ... making it more negative ... criticalcare #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology