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Autoimmune, various

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Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), positive rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies, positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA)

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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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)

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), increased C-reactive protein (CRP), positive rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies, positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA), positive anti-dsDNA antibodies

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Multiple sclerosis

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Anemia

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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

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

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D-dimer test (marker of fibrinolysis)
DVT: ultrasound, venography, MRI
PE: pulmonary computed tomographic angiography

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Stroke Prevention

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CHA2DS2VASc scoring system (directs need for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation)

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)

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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)

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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

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Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), cardiac enzymes [creatine kinase muscle/ brain (CK-MB), troponin I and T]

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Arrhythmias

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ECG or EKG, Holter monitor (portable ECG device), heart rate

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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA, or stroke)

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Computed tomography, MRI

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Chronic heart failure

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Echocardiogram, increased B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), Increased N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP)

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Stable Angina

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Cardiac Stress test, angiography

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Dyslipidemia

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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)

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Hypertension

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Increased systolic blood pressure/ diastolic blood pressure

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Hypertensive emergency or Urgency

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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

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10 year risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)

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10-year ASCVD risk tool [use if no history of ASCVD (ACS/IHD, stroke, PAD)]

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Diabetes, Prediabetes

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Fasting plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, hemoglobin A1C

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Hyperthyroidism

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Decreased thyroid stimulating hormone, increased free T4

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Hypothyroidism

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Increased TSH, decreased FT4

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ovulation

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Luteinizing hormone, peak value provides optimal timing for intercourse to become pregnant

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Pregnancy

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Positive human chorionic gonadotropin in urine or in blood

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Bacterial vaginitis

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clear, white or gray vaginal discharge, with a fishy odor and pH > 4.5, little or no pain

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Candida Vaginits

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White, thicker vaginal discharge, pruritus

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Trichomoniasis

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Yellow, green frothy, foul-smelling vaginal discharge, pH > 4.5, soreness and pain with intercourse

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Peptic ulcer disease

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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

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GERD

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esophageal pH monitoring, endoscopy

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H. pylori

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Urea breath test, fecal antigen test

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Inflammatory bowel disease (Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease)

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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

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Bronchospastic disease

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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

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Asthma

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FVC, FEV1 and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)
Allergic asthma: skin test (to detect an allergen)

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC <0.7
Eosinophils >300 cells/ uL indicates inflammation and better response to inhaled corticosteroids

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Metabolic acidosis

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Arterial blood gas, measures pH, pCO2, HCO3
decreased pH, decreased HCO3; compensation: respiratory alkalosis

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Respiratory Acidosis

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decreased pH, increased pCO2; compensation: metabolic alkalosis

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Metabolic Alkalosis

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increased pH increased HCO3; compensation: respiratory acidosis

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Respiratory alkalosis

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increased pH, decreased pCO2; compensation: metabolic acidosis

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Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis

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Anion Gap >12 mEq/L

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General infections

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Fever (temperature > 100.4F or 38C) increased WBC, left shift (increased bands, or immature neutrophils)

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C. difficile

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Positive C.diff stool toxin [enzyme immunoassay plus glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) test] or PCR

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HIV

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HIV antigen/ antibody immunoassay, HIV-1/HIV-2 antibody differentiation immunoassay, HIV RNA viral load, nucleic acid test

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Infective Endocarditis

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Echo (to check for vegetation), blood culture (to identify causative organism)

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Lyme Disease

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Round, red bullseye rash, ELISA test

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Meningitis

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Lumbar puncture (LP), plus symptoms of headache, stiff neck and altered mental status

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Onychomycosis (Fungal Infection of Toenail or Fingernail)

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20% KOH (potassium hydroxide) smearL

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Lice (Pediculosis)

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Pruritus, visible lice on the scalp and nits (eggs) on hair shafts

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Pinworm (Vermicularis)

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Tape test (on skin adjacent to anus to check presence of eggs), helminths (worms) in the blood, feces, or urine

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Pneumonia

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Chest X-ray showing inflitrates, consolidations or opacities

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Syphillis

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Positive nontreponemal assay [rapid plasma reagin (RPR) or venereal diseases research laboratory (VDRL) blood test] and treponemal assay

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Toxoplasma gondii Encephalitis

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Toxoplasma IgM and IgG test

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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Latent TB: positive tuberculin skin test (TST) [also known as a purified protein derivative (PPD)], or interferon gamma release assay blood test
Active TB: positive sputum acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain and culture, chest X-ray with cavitation

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Urinary tract infection

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Urinalysis (positive leukocyte esterase or WBC > 10 cells/mm3, nitrites, bacteria), urine culture

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Breast cancer

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Mammogram, ultrasound, MRI

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Cervical cancer

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Pap smear, HPV test

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Colon cancer

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Colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, double-contrast barium enema, CT colonography, stool DNA, fecal occult blood test (FOBT), fecal immunochemical test

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Lung cancer

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Skin cancer

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skin biopdy

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Prostate cancer

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Digital rectal exam, prostate-specific antigen

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General cancer

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carcinoembryonic antigen test, positron emission tomography

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Allergic reaction

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skin prick (scratch) test (immediate), immunoglobulin E antibodies

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Bleeding

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decreased Hgb/Hct, visible blood or bruising, coffee ground emesis or dark/tarry stools (upper GI bleeding), red blood in stool (lower bleeding or hemorrhoid)

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Cholestasis (bile duct blockage)

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increase in alkaline phosphatase (Alk Phos), increased total bilirubin, increased gamma-glutamyl transferase

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Cognitive impairment

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Mini-mental state exam , score <24 indicates impairment

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Cystic Fibrosis

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Sweat test

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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure, visual field test (to identify optic nerve damage)

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Gout

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increase uric acid level

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Liver disease

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Liver function tests: increased AST/ALT, increased Alk Phos, Increased Tbili, increased lactate dehydrogenase
Cirrhosis: Increased PT/INR, decreased albumin
Alcoholic liver disease: increased AST>Increased ALT, Increased GGT
Hepatic encephalopathy: Increased ammonia level

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Movement disorders

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Abnormal involuntary movement scale, rating scale used to measure involuntary movement, or tardive dyskinesia, as monitoring for patient improvement

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Myopathy

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Increased creatine kinase or creatine phosphokinase

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Neuropathy, peripheral

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assess sensation with 10-g monofilament, pinprick, temperature and/or vibration tests

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Osteoarthritis

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X-ray, MRI

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Osteoporosis

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Bone mineral density using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA), T-score <2.5
Osteopenia: T-score -1 to -2.4

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Pain

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pain scales, non-verbal signs (eg moaning, grimacing, agitation)

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Pancreatitis

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increased amylase/lipase

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Psychiatric disease

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DSM-5 diagnostic criteria
Depression-specific: Ham-D or HDRS assessment scale

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Renal Disease

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Increased BUN/SCr, creatinine clearance, glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urine albumin
Dehydration: BUN/SCr ratio > 20:1, plus symptoms (decreased urine output, dry mucus membranes, tachycardia)

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Seizures/ epilepsy

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electroencephalogram

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weight: underweight, normal weight, overweight, obesity

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BMI (plus waist circumference for risks associated with overweight/obesity), ideal body weight, total body weight

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