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

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... implies being able ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Syphilis (TP) EIA
 • RPR
 • A different treponemal specific test (TPPA)

ID
Syphilis Diagnostic Algorithm ... treponemal specific test ... Syphilis #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Testing #laboratory
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - Performance of 
Laboratory Tests (Sensitivity, Specificity) 
- WBC, Lactate, D-dimer, Urine I-FABP

#Mesenteric
Performance of Laboratory ... Tests (Sensitivity ... Ischemia #AMI #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... required, specific tests ... , and sensitivity ... summary of the differential ... #Differences #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... but lower sensitivity ... more time for the laboratory ... and C serology testing ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory