18 results
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Cost - Cost per test ... etiology of syncope Tests ... Cardiac stress test ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... Effectiveness #table
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
Reproductive Number ... how contagious / transmissible ... #Reproductive #Number ... coronavirus #comparison #table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Used Diagnostic Tests ... reliable noninvasive test ... first-level screening test ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... Contracture Thomas' Test ... flattening the lumbar ... rises off the table ... , the test is positive
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... saline infusion test ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
value is low, tests ... decreased platelet number ... indirect antiglobulin tests ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Commonly work related ... Lumbar Spinal Stenosis ... improves with rest ... , lumbar flexion ... Unrelieved by Rest
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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immunodiffusion test ... Debridement • Lumbar ... Coccidioides #Diagnosis #workup
HIV PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) - Truvada 

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is available in the form of
single once-daily tablet ... running monitoring tests ... These tests include ... HIV & pregnancy tests ... PrEP actually works
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
accumulate in large numbers ... adults in the west ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup