Diagnostic Tests for disorder/condition Flashcards
Autoimmune, various
Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), positive rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies, positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), positive rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies, positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), positive anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA)
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), positive rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies, positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), positive anti-dsDNA antibodies
Multiple sclerosis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Anemia
All: decreased Hgb/Hct/RBCs
Microcytic (or iron deficiency): decreased MCV (MCV <80 fL)
Macrocytic (or B12 or folate deficiency): Increased MCV (MCV >100 fL), Schilling test
Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
D-dimer test (marker of fibrinolysis)
DVT: ultrasound, venography, MRI
PE: pulmonary computed tomographic angiography
Stroke Prevention
CHA2DS2VASc scoring system (directs need for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation)
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Unexplained decrease in platelets (> 50% drop from baseline) 5-14 days after starting heparin, positive antibodies based on a heparin-platelet factor 4 (PF4) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test and/or serotonin release assay (SRA)
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), cardiac enzymes [creatine kinase muscle/ brain (CK-MB), troponin I and T]
Arrhythmias
ECG or EKG, Holter monitor (portable ECG device), heart rate
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA, or stroke)
Computed tomography, MRI
Chronic heart failure
Echocardiogram, increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), Increased N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP)
Stable Angina
Cardiac Stress test, angiography
Dyslipidemia
Increase in total cholesterol, non-HDL, LDL, TGs, coronary artery calcium (CAC, a non-invasive CT scan of the heart that measures calcium-containing plaque)
Hypertension
Increased systolic blood pressure/ diastolic blood pressure
Hypertensive emergency or Urgency
Emergency: increase BP (greater than or equal to 180/120 mmHg) with acute target organ damage
Urgency: Increase BP (greater than or equal to 180/120 mmHg) without acute target organ damage
10 year risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)
10-year ASCVD risk tool [use if no history of ASCVD (ACS/IHD, stroke, PAD)]
Diabetes, Prediabetes
Fasting plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, hemoglobin A1C
Hyperthyroidism
Decreased thyroid stimulating hormone, increased free T4
Hypothyroidism
Increased TSH, decreased FT4
ovulation
Luteinizing hormone, peak value provides optimal timing for intercourse to become pregnant
Pregnancy
Positive human chorionic gonadotropin in urine or in blood
Bacterial vaginitis
clear, white or gray vaginal discharge, with a fishy odor and pH > 4.5, little or no pain
Candida Vaginits
White, thicker vaginal discharge, pruritus
Trichomoniasis
Yellow, green frothy, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, pH > 4.5, soreness and pain with intercourse
Peptic ulcer disease
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (mouth to small intestine)
Duodenal ulcer: pain 2-3 hrs after eating (without food in stomach), pain relief with food/ antacids
Gastric ulcer: pain right after eating (with food in stomach), little/ no pain relief with food/ antacids
GERD
esophageal pH monitoring, endoscopy
H. pylori
Urea breath test, fecal antigen test
Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)
Endoscopy (for Crohn’s disease, which affects more of the GI tract)
Sigmoidoscopy (for ulcerative colitis, which affects the colon and rectum)
For both: colonoscopy, biopsy, CT, MRI
Bronchospastic disease
Spirometry, measures three main variables:
FEV1: how much air can be forcefully exhaled in one second
FVC: the maximum amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled
FEV1/FVC: the percentage of total air capacity (‘vital capacity’) that can be forcefully exhaled in one second