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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Disease Tissue ... patients with celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy ... hour prior at work ... What is the best ... Ultrasound #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Comorbidity - Atopic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... +preg test. ... (see below for diagnosis ... Ultrasound #POCUS #clinical ... #obgyn #obstetrics
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
coagulopathy Pregnancy test ... rule out possible ectopic ... Hemodynamically stable ... thromboembolic disease ... Bleeding #Management #Obstetrics
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause of renal disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... • The goal of diagnosing ... intermediate risk of disease ... #Workup #TB #Latent
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... ; ectopic ACTH production ... dexamethasone suppression test ... ACTH levels 3) Ectopic
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... specific laboratory tests ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #phenotypes #workup