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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Test Characteristics ... Sensitivity ... Cholecystitis #Testing ... Characteristics #Table ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... The diagnostic workup ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... #Workup #Differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... has higher specificity ... but lower sensitivity ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Primary Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Vanishing Testes ... Functional (e.g. eating ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Algorithm IgA ... TTG has high sensitivity ... and specificity ... pts need further testing ... #workup
Pathergy Summary Overview

What is pathergy?
Pathergy is an exaggerated skin injury occurring after minor trauma such as
Ulceration • Pathergy testing ... • 97% specificity ... and 92% sensitivity ... #Pathergy #diagnosis ... #differential #