Tests

Question 1

ESR

Answer 1

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

يشوغنا اذا اكو التهاب لولا

Question 2

PPD Test

Answer 2

Purified protein derivative
=Mantoux test
=tuberculosis test

Question 3

SPEP

Answer 3

Serum protein electrophoresis

Question 4

GCA

Answer 4

Giant cell arteritis = Temporal arteritis

فد مرض مناعي عادتاَ عند المسنين

Question 5

ANA

Answer 5

Anti -nuclear antibody test
يتحقق اذا اكومرض مناعي ذاتي لولا

Question 6

VDRL

Answer 6

Venereal disease research laboratory 🧪 (old test of syphilis)

Question 7

AFB

Answer 7

Acid-fast bacili

Question 8

ASO titer

Answer 8

Anti-streptolysin O titer

Question 9

RF

Answer 9

Rheumatoid factors

Question 10

Urinary Ag test

Answer 10

Detect pneumococcal +legionella Ag in urine

Question 11

PCR of nasopharyngeal swab

Answer 11

respiratory 🦠 viruses 🦠

Legionella sp.
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Mycobacterium
Chlamydia pneumonia

Question 12

Serological tests

Answer 12

Detecting Ag and Ab in the serum

Question 13

Direct coombs test

Answer 13

Detect Abs stuck to surface of RBCs

Question 14

Plain abdominal radiography

Answer 14

Emphysematous cholecystitis
porcelain gallbladder
limey bile
gallstone ileus.