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Urinalysis Testing - UTI Sensitivity and Specificity
 - Leukocyte esterase 
 - Nitrite 
 - WBCs
Urinalysis Testing ... Sensitivity and Specificity ... #Urinalysis #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #UTI
CDiff (Clostridium difficile) Testing Compared
Toxin EIA assay, GDH assay, NAAT/PCR 

- Dr. Milana Bogorodskaya https://twitter.com/foamid

#CDifficile #Clostridium
CDiff (Clostridium difficile ... ) Testing Compared ... twitter.com/foamid #CDifficile ... Clostridium #CDiff #Testing ... PCR #EIA #GDH #Laboratory
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
sensitivity, high specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #diagnosis
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Galactomannan #Pathogens #Testing ... #Sensitivity #Specificity ... #Laboratory #InfectiousDiseases
Summary of Available Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection, in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity
 • Toxigenic culture
for Clostridium difficile ... Detects Clostridium difficile ... #CDiff #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... #sensitvity #specificity
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - Performance of 
Laboratory Tests (Sensitivity, Specificity) 
- WBC, Lactate, D-dimer, Urine I-FABP

#Mesenteric
Performance of Laboratory ... (Sensitivity, Specificity ... Ischemia #AMI #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory ... #Sensitivity #Specificity
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory ... Testing Clostridium ... difficile Salmonella ... #differential #Laboratory ... #Testing
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... has higher specificity ... more time for the laboratory ... and C serology testing ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... negative with Crypto ... 96% • Higher specificity ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
sensitivity and specificity ... sensitivity and specificity ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests