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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative with IgA deficiency ... Reflects response to treatment ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Ileal Pouch Disorders ... Bone loss, Vit D/B12 ... deficiency, Renal ... stone, Celiac disease ... #surgery #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... • Copper deficiency ... Workup: • Complete ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis