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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Disease Tissue ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
proportion of truly diseased ... identified as diseased ... will correctly diagnose ... implies being able ... #Calculation #Table
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... Classification #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis * ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... : Nephrology Secrets
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... tests - Ice cube ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Common Biliary Diseases ... Room - Comparison Table ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... BiliaryDiseases #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Screening #Workup #table
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Localization #Effects #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... chronic kidney tests ... Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... Evaluation #workup #diagnosis
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
STAIN CULTURE PCR TEST ... crystalline disease ... noncrystalline disease ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Varies • No neurologic ... Méniére's disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology