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Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... - UTI Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... #Urinalysis #Testing ... #Specificity #Laboratory
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP ... Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing ... #Tests #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
, high specificity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #diagnosis
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... .2020200642 Admission laboratory ... Sensitivity #Specificity
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - Performance of 
Laboratory Tests (Sensitivity, Specificity) 
- WBC, Lactate, D-dimer, Urine I-FABP

#Mesenteric
Performance of Laboratory ... Tests (Sensitivity ... , Specificity) ... Ischemia #AMI #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
to screen for HCC ... lack adequate sensitvity ... nad specificity ... AASLD diagnostic algorithm ... LiverNodule #Screening #Algorithm
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... Characteristics #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Diagnostic Testing
Pleural fluid culture - Up to 40% sensitivity
Pleural biopsy culture and
Effusions - Diagnostic Testing ... Pleural fluid PCR ... Pleural biopsy PCR ... Tuberculous #Diagnosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #Sensitivity
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
, specificity 99 ... at 50–90%, but specificity ... 92% and specificity ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
test - High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests