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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac ... negative predictive value ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... positive predictive value ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
 •
Candidiasis (IC) Diagnosis ... Non-culture-based tests ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Diseases Consults • Echocardiogram
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
independent prognostic value ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament testing of the thumb is performed to evaluate
Ligament Stress Test ... collateral ligament testing ... metacarpal, a valgus ... Ligament #Stress #Test ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... expiration not meeting ... diagnostic criteria ... #a4c #pocus #clinical
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Testing Blood ... Tests: • SPEP with ... typing Cardiac Testing ... : • EKG • Echocardiogram ... : • Diagnostic
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
disease who test ... then all negative tests ... probability of getting ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
approach to the diagnostic ... prosthetic heart valves ... dysfunction (see text ... #Diagnosis #InfectiveEndocarditis ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
determine if stress test ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing ... stratification #diagnosis