Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1457 page)

retroperitoneal fibrosis

rheumatoid arthritis

Sjögren syndrome

systemic lupus erythematosus

vasculitis

Creatine

urinary levels in pheochromocytoma

Creatine kinase (CK)

CK isoenzymes

CK-MB

macro CK isoenzyme

muscular dystrophy

polymyositis and dermatomyositis

total

Creatine phosphokinase

Creatinine

acute kidney injury

benign prostatic hyperplasia

clearance, chronic kidney disease

diabetic ketoacidosis

with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

fatty liver of pregnancy, acute

glycogen storage disease, type II

heart failure

Henoch–Schönlein purpura

hyperparathyroidism

hypertensive nephrosclerosis

lactic acidosis

pancreatitis

preeclampsia

rapidly progressive GN

renal infarction

retroperitoneal fibrosis

SIADH

sickle cell nephropathy

urine

Wilms tumor

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

Creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)

CREST syndrome

CRH.
See
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

Crigler–Najjar syndrome

CRP.
See
C-reactive protein (CRP)

Crohn disease

autoimmune

cholangitis, primary sclerosing

diarrhea

nonatrophic (type B gastritis)

vasculitis

Cross-matching

platelet antibody detection

pretransfusion

Croup

beta-hemolytic streptococci

CBC

epiglottitis

Haemophilus influenzae

parainfluenza virus (type 1-3)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

tuberculosis

viral culture

CRP.
See
C-reactive protein (CRP)

Cryofibrinogen (CF)

diabetes

glomerulonephritis

lymphoproliferative diseases

scleroderma

vasculitis

Cryofibrinogenemia

Cryoglobulinemia

complement system

c-reactive protein

glomerulonephritis

HBV

hematuria

HIV

hypersensitivity vasculitis

LPL/WM

lymphoma

membranoproliferative GN

rapidly progressive GN

Raynaud phenomenon

RF

Sjögren syndrome

vasculitis

Cryoglobulins (CG)

classification

leukocytosis

limitations

multiple myeloma

plasma cell myeloma

Sjögren syndrome

systemic lupus erythematosus

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Cryoprecipitate

DIC

fibrinogen

von Willebrand’s disease

Cryptococcosis

Cryptococcus antigen test

Cryptococcus neoformans

bird (niger) seed agar

blood culture, fungal

Cryptococcus
species

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidium
antigen detection

Cryptosporidium parvum

ova and parasite examination, stool

rheumatoid factor (RF)

stool antigen testing

Cryptosporidium parvum

Cryptosporidium
antigen detection

diarrhea, persistent

ova and parasite examination, stool

Crystal identification, synovial fluid

CSD.
See
Catscratch disease (CSD)

CSF.
See
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

CSS.
See
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS)

CTCL.
See
Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL)

Culture

aerobic.
See
Aerobic cultures

blood
See
Blood culture)

CSF.
See
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture

diphtheria

fungal
See
Fungal culture)

genital
See
Genital culture)

pharyngitis

respiratory.
See
Respiratory culture

routine stool.
See
Routine stool culture

routine throat.
See
Routine throat culture

and staining of AFB

stool.
See
Stool culture

throat.
See
Throat culture

of vaginal secretions

viral.
See
Viral culture

Cushing disease

Cushing syndrome

adrenal masses

dexamethasone suppression

galactorrhea

gynecomastia

hirsutism

lymphocytopenia

salivary cortisol

serum cortisol

urinary cortisol

Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL)

Cyanocobalamin.
See
Vitamin B
¹²

Cyclic antidepressants

Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, IgG

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Cystatin C (CysC)

Cystic fibrosis (CF)

albumin

Burkholderia

CFTR genes

Haemophilus influenzae

mutation assay

nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)

pancreas

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

respiratory diseases

considerations

core laboratory tests

culture techniques

diagnostic criteria

molecular tests

saliva findings

serum protein electrophoresis

Staphylococcus aureus

sweat chloride

sweat values

throat culture in

vasculitis

Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene

Cysticercosis.
See also
Pork tapeworm

Cystine, urine (Cystinuria panel)

Cystinosis

Cystitis

Cytochemistry, acute myeloid leukemia

Cytogenetics.
See also
Chromosome analysis; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Karyotyping

AML

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

adrenal insufficiency

culture (rule out)

Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)

Guillain–Barré syndrome

hepatitis viruses

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

infection

ITP

myocarditis

pharyngitis

quantitative molecular assay

serology IgG and IgM

spinal cord infarction

viral pneumonia

Cytopenias

bone marrow analysis

hairy cell leukemia

MDS

D

DAT.
See
Direct antiglobulin test (DAT)

DBA.
See
Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA)

DCM.
See
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

D
-dimer assays

acute aortic syndromes

cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

DIC

DVT

hemostatic failure

mechanical hemolysis

pulmonary embolism

renal vein thrombosis

Deafness, autosomal recessive 1 (DFNB1)

Deep venous thrombosis

D
-dimer

granulomatosis with polyangiitis

renal vein thrombosis

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS)

gynecomastia

hirsutism

ovulatory disorders

serum (DHEA, DHEA unconjugated)

serum (DHEA-sulfate)

Delirium

Delta hepatitis

Delta storage pool diseases

Dementia

Alzheimer disease

clinical presentation