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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... , Specificity and ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
and specificity ... negative if on low-gluten ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
, 94% specificity ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
, 94% specificity ... lesions or SSLs • Colon ... Colorectal #Cancer #colon ... #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Specificity is the ... disease who have low ... #Specificity #PositivePredictiveValue ... #Calculation #Table
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
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low ... sensitivity) ... require Cosyntropin testing
It's eye-opening to realize how many tests with reasonable-appearing sensitivity or specificity will end up being
eye-opening to realize how ... or specificity ... or sensitivity ... #Classification ... #Specificity #Graph
Summary of Available Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection, in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity
 • Toxigenic culture
Summary of Available Tests ... Decreasing Order of Sensitivity ... amplification tests ... laboratory #diagnosis #testing ... #sensitvity #specificity
Helicobacter Pylori Testing  Methods - Sensitivity and Specificity

Serology - 85% - 79% - Does not
Methods - Sensitivity ... and Specificity ... if prevalence low ... Urea breath test ... BEST first line test