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Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... #Epidemiology #Sensitivity ... PositivePredictiveValue #NegativePredictiveValue ... NPV #Formulas #Statistics
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
algorithm for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... antibodies - Sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... strategy with minimal testing ... Food allergy/ sensitivity ... testing unless ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... - CCP antibody testing ... test but lower sensitivity ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
This requires defining some general cutoff values for likelihood ratios.  These are admittedly arbitrary, but
boundaries to work ... relationship between sensitivity ... #Diagnosis #Statistics ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... pts need further testing ... gastroenterology #workup