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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 ... negative predictive value ... for celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... tests - Ice cube ... test, TempTest ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... → Spectrum of Disease ... 3: Spectrum of Disease ... the spectrum of disease ... ultrasound #management #diagnosis
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 ... identify a non-diseased ... it has a narrow focus
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test ... MatthewHoMD #Whipple #Disease
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and a palpable abdominal ... initial test: abdominal ... express Laboratory tests ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Differential Diagnosis ... your differential diagnoses ... When diagnosing ... the differential diagnoses ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Clinical features of varicose vein disease and Trendelenburg Brodie test for venous valve competence
Varicose veins result
varicose vein disease ... Trendelenburg Brodie test ... absent or faulty valves ... TrendelenburgBrodie #test
Lateral pivot shift test: Valgus stress on knee plus internal/external rotation of knee during knee flexion
Lateral pivot shift test ... : Valgus stress ... knee flexion #Diagnosis ... LateralPivotShift #Test
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause of renal disease ... • Renovascular disease ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis