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Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Workup #Table
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... more time for the laboratory ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory ... #workup #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
aldosterone - Low in cases ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... #endocrinology ... #workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Connective tissue diseases ... pulmonale, in advanced disease ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... mycobacteria Treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... calcium-b) • Laboratory ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... versus DIL • Laboratory ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... relapse No specific laboratory ... tests: • IgG4 ... management #phenotypes #workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... IPVDs Diagnostic Testing ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... 10 minutes of rest
Types of Primary Medical Research

Primary medical research is categorized into three main fields: laboratorial, clinical, and
laboratorial, clinical ... Laboratory scientists ... and treatments. ... participants to test ... to identify the cause
Optimal glycemic control is fundamental to the management of diabetes.

A1C% measurement approximately every 3 months determines
testing should ... depend on the clinical ... situation, the treatment ... the course of disease ... #management #endocrinology