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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... the preferred test ... testing of skin ... typically part of the workup ... Most patients are
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... (common causes are ... #Differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... more time for the laboratory ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory ... #workup #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
autoantibodies are ... ACTH and cortisol are ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... endocrinology #workup
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... diagnostic uncertainty are ... decision for repeat testing ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... and specific for detection ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #glomerular #testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
Both are offered ... essentially the same tests ... cerebral salt wasting ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
peripheral blood; The rest ... sepsis, organ rejection ... part automated differential ... sepsis, organ rejection ... Improves after treating