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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... Tuberculin skin testing ... , AIDS) • < 6 years ... microscopy • Testing ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
for months to years ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Testing ... Esophageal Dysphagia: Testing ... gastroenterology #workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... - CCP antibody testing ... and C serology testing ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
undiagnosed for 10+ years ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Pituitary testing
Ancillary Studies in the Workup of Syncope

#Syncope #Ancillary #Workup #Testing #Diagnosis
Studies in the Workup ... Syncope #Ancillary #Workup ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing ... Anemia #Laboratory #Testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... etiology of syncope Tests ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... mimics, repeat testing ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
algorithm for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... hypercalcemia rests ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
diarrhea before testing ... and treating to ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing