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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... and specificity ... and specificity ... #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Specificity is the ... it has a narrow focus ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... NegativePredictiveValue #Calculation ... #Table #PPV #NPV
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
hypercalcemia rests ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... for correct classification ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... and specificity ... pts need further testing ... -A negative test