Laboratory Tests/Diagnostic of Choice Flashcards
Wasserman reaction
Serodiagnosis of syphilis
Complement fixation test
How to diagnose cystic fibrosis
Chloride sweat test >70mmol/L
Test to localize the bleeding in a ruptured peptic ulcer disease
Radiolabeled RBC tagging
Active bleeding at 0.1mL/min
Angiography at 0.5mL/min
Cervical CA
Papanicolau smear
Schiller’s test
Like a papsmear using Schiller’s iodine
Used to stain the cervix
Schilling’s test
B12 deficiency
Schirmer test
Sjögren’s syndrome
Test for the production of tears
Osmotic fragility test
Hereditary spherocytosis
Echinococcus granulosis
Casoni skin test
Casoni skin test
Echinococcus granulosis
Mantoux test is examined after
48-72 hours
Positive at >10mm
Positive at >5mm (HIV or immunocompromised persons)
Most specific test for typhoid fever
Bone marrow biopsy
Diagnosing of typhoid fever based on week
1st week: Blood
2nd week: Urine
3rd week: Stool
“BUS”
Australian antigen
HbS Ag
Bernstein test
Acid perfusion test
GERD
Hemoglobin Bart
Tetramers (4 gamma chains)
Hydrops fetalis
Most specific test of rSLE
DsDNA
Most specific for AIDS
Western blot (confirmatory)
Most sensitive for AIDS
ELISA (screening)
Enterobius vermicularis
Cellophane (Scotch) tape method
Pheochromocytoma
Vanillymandelic Acid (VMA)
In adults, the plasma metanephrine is more sensitive
VMA is also found in neuroblastoma
Gold standard to diagnose Rotavirus
Viral culture
Kato Katz
Schistosoma Japonicum
Elek’s test
Corynebacterim diptheriae
Gold standard for trichinella spiralis
Muscle biopsy
Bentonite flocculation test
Serological diagnosis of Trichinella spiralis
