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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
- High sensitivity ... Widely variable sensitivity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
29663580 #EBM #VisualAbstract ... #POCUS #Hydronephrosis ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... Cost - Cost per test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost ... Effectiveness #table
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test ... Characteristics Sensitivity ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypercalcemia rests ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory Testing ... normal but poor sensitivity ... Ferritin-best non-invasive test ... Disease #Laboratory #Testing ... #Comparison #Table
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
demonstrated a sensitivity ... abdominal CT, and a sensitivity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... Abdominal #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
Sensitivity is the ... Sensitivity indicates ... implies being able ... it has a narrow focus ... #Calculation #Table
POCUS for diagnosis of Diverticulitis - Visual Abstract
What are the test characteristics of point-of-care ultrasonography in
POCUS for diagnosis ... Abstract What are the test ... Sensitivity - 97% ... Diverticulitis #POCUS ... diagnosis #ebm #visualabstract
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... - CCP antibody testing ... but lower sensitivity ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing