Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis acth adrenal betadglucan cdiff clostridium endocrinology falsepositives fungal galactomannan hypercalcemia insufficiency sensitvity stimulation workup
Summary of Available Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection, in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity • Toxigenic culture
Summary of Available Tests ... amplification tests ... #CDiff #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... #sensitvity #specificity
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... for correct classification ... ) was 0.80 and specificity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... have almost 100% specificity ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate
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 ... the use of this test ... in BAL does not differentiate ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
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