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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - Performance of 
Laboratory Tests (Sensitivity, Specificity) 
- WBC, Lactate, D-dimer, Urine I-FABP

#Mesenteric
, Specificity) ... Mesenteric #Ischemia #AMI ... #Testing #Diagnosis ... #Laboratory #Sensitivity ... #Specificity
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... FHH and 12% of primary ... Thus, further testing
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Primarily studied ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... Characteristics #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... sensitivity) ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Differentiate primary
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and specificity ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... diagnostic of primary ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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encephalitis, and primary ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
There are several screening questionnaires for OSA, although the accuracy of many of them is limited.4,6,7,24
Figure 1).27 Its sensitivity ... , and a higher specificity ... administered in the primary ... care setting. ... Am Fam Physician
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Workup Algorithm ... urine microscopy / urinary ... osmolarity If cause ... #Workup #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... taken at home, work ... disease - CKD, AKI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm