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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... disease) - May be negative ... HLA-DQ8 - High negative ... #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
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... Test for celiac ... endoscopy only if: • Negative ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Who to test for ... 45-50 years at diagnosis ... • Triple Negative ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
memory, can have negative ... tuberculin skin test ... @paimadhu ‏ #Diagnosis ... Testing #Results #TST ... IGRA #Spectrum #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
the screening test ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... ) False-negative ... because false-negative ... sample = 95% • A negative ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
spread of the Gram-negative ... Laboratory Diagnosis ... the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... • Test all patients
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Breath test for ... above testing negative ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANAs; thus, a negative ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing