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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... test - High sensitivity ... #Disease #Testing ... Laboratory #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... meds, Consider diagnostic ... for celiac and/ ... for celiac disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... The diagnostic workup ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... #Algorithm
Emergency physician interpretation of point-of-care ultrasound for identifying and grading of hydronephrosis in renal colic compared
hydronephrosis in renal colic ... VisualAbstract #POCUS ... Comparison #Accuracy #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Testing
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... strategy with minimal testing ... Food allergy/ sensitivity ... testing unless ... - Rule out celiac
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm ... #Differential #diagnosis
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Diagnosis Algorithm ... IgA TTG has high sensitivity ... pts need further testing ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #workup
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... tests Test for celiac ... Non-invasive testing ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Workup
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... demonstrated a sensitivity ... abdominal CT, and a sensitivity ... Obstruction #SBO #POCUS ... #Testing #Abdominal