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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
A/P, Consider testing ... MRCP), Consider serologic ... testing for celiac ... and/or testing ... for celiac disease
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Test for celiac disease ... with serology first ... biopsy only if serology ... Non-invasive testing
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
/ Peptic Ulcer Disease ... 50% of adults +serology ... Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... if possible • Serology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... - CCP antibody testing ... • Hepatitis B serology ... Hepatitis B and C serology ... testing • Serum
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
Celiac disease is ... enteropathy, Celiac disease ... and idiopathic diseases ... with a negative serologic ... Genetic testing
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - ... and is the best serologic ... pts need further testing ... GIreview #Celiac #Disease
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
 •
endemic fungal disease ... Urine, Antigen testing ... , Serology, PCR ... chronicity of disease ... • Severe disease
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
for disseminated disease ... peritoneal spread TESTING ... common initial testing ... performed is serologic ... for disseminated disease
Monkeypox

What?
Monkeypox virus belongs to the family Poxviridae, subfamily Chordopoxvirinae, and genus orthopoxvirus
Viral zoonotic disease that is
Viral zoonotic disease ... viruses Viral Testing ... reaction (PCR) testing ... orthopoxvirus DNA • Serologic ... testing for monkeypox
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infectious Disease ... as Ebola virus disease ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... for rickettsia); serologic ... and possibly PCR testing