Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1480 page)

granulomatosis with polyangiitis

hypertension

Lyme disease

MCTD

protein S

rheumatoid arthritis

Sjögren syndrome

systemic lupus erythematosus

systemic sclerosis

T-LGL

toxoplasmosis

vasculitis

Rhinitis/pharyngitis

infectious respiratory diseases

acute pharyngitis

acute rhinosinusitis

common cold

diphtheria

noninfectious respiratory disorders

acid-base disorders

allergic rhinitis

lactic acidosis

metabolic acidosis

metabolic alkalosis

mixed acid-base disturbances

respiratory acidosis

respiratory alkalosis

Rhinorrhea, CSF

Rhinosinusitis, acute

aerobic cultures

anaerobic cultures

diagnosis

Haemophilus influenza

influenza virus

parainfluenza virus

rhinovirus

Streptococcus pneumonia

Rhinoviruses

acute rhinosinusitis

pharyngitis

respiratory culture panel molecular assay

RIBA HCV

Riboflavin.
See
Vitamin B
²

Richter syndrome, CLL

Rickettsia rickettsii

Right heart (pulmonary artery) catheterization, CHF

RLS.
See
Restless leg syndrome (RLS)

RMSF.
See
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)

ROC curves.
See
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves

Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)

Rosette test

Rh prophylaxis

Rotavirus

detection, diarrhea

fecal antigen detection

Rotor syndrome

Rouleaux formation

ILCA

LHCDD

LPL/WM

MGUS

plasma cell myeloma

Routine stool culture

Campylobacter
species

diarrheal illness

Salmonella

Shigella

Routine throat culture

C. diphtheriae

GABHS

N. gonorrhoeae

S. pyogenes

RPGN.
See
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN)

RPR test.
See
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, during pregnancy

RSV.
See
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

RT.
See
Reptilase time (RT)

RTA.
See
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA)

Rubella

IgG and IgM

rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test during pregnancy

serology screen

Rubeola

IgG and IgM

Ruptured membranes

alpha microglobulin-1 protein

amniotic fluid pH

fern test

RVP molecular assay.
See
Respiratory virus panel (RVP) molecular assay

S

Saccular aneurysm.
See
Berry aneurysm

Salicylate poisoning

Salicylates (Aspirin)

Salivary cortisol

Cushing syndrome

pituitary tumors

Salmonella
spp.

gastroenteritis

routine stool culture

Salmonella typhi
or paratyphi, GI symptoms

Sanfilippo type A syndrome

Sarcoidosis

asymptomatic sarcoidosis

cardiac disease

cutaneous disease

diabetes insipidus

extrapulmonary

hepatic disease

Hodgkin lymphoma

hypothyroidism

Kveim-Siltzbach test

lymphocytopenia

monocytosis

nonatrophic (type B gastritis)

with nonspecific constitutional symptoms

ocular disease

organ-related symptoms

pleural effusion

pulmonary function test

pulmonary sarcoidosis

renal disease

serologic tests

splenomegaly

spontaneous coronary artery dissection

with symptoms related to specific organ involvement

SCA.
See
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)

Scarff-Bloom-Richardson grading system

Scarlatiniforme rash, pharyngitis

SCD.
See
Sickle cell disease (SCD)

Schistocytes

Schistosoma haematobium
, hematuria

Schistosomiasis

albumin

ESR

globulin

hematuria

O&P examinations

Scintigraphy, gastric

SCLC.
See
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC)

Scleroderma.
See also
Systemic sclerosis

cryofibrinogen

plasma renin activity

renal crisis

renal disease

Scott syndrome, inherited thrombocytopathies

Screening.
See
Prenatal screening

Second trimester of pregnancy

alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

glucose tolerance test

maternal Quad Screen

screening

Secondary amyloidosis

Secondary hyperoxaluria

Secondary hypertension

Secondary hypogonadism, infertility

Secondary peritonitis,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Secretin-cholecystokinin, malabsorption

Secretin-pancreozymin stimulation, pancreas

Secretory (abnormal electrolyte transport) diarrhea

Sedative-hypnotics

barbiturates

buspirone

chloral hydrate

ethchlorvynol

glutethimide

meprobamte

methaqualone

therapeutic range

zolpidem

zopiclone

Sedimentation rate.
See
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

diabetes and vasculopathies

retrobulbar neuropathy

vasculitis

Seizures

calcium

clinical presentation

CPK

epileptic

glucose

magnesium

nonepileptic

provoked

sodium

Semen analysis

infertility

testicular disease

semen fructose

disorders of sperm transport

testicular disease

Sensitivity, 7, 8f

Sepsis

Serositis, chest pain

Serotonin, blood

Serotonin metabolite.
See
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) urine

Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)

Sezary syndrome (SS)

SHBG.
See
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)

Sheehan syndrome, hypopituitarism

Shigella
spp.

gastroenteritis

routine stool culture

Shingles.
See also
Herpes zoster

VZV

VZV serology screen

SIADH.
See
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)

Sickle cell β-thalassemia disease

Hb electrophoresis

MCV

Sickle cell disease (SCD)

aminotransferase

basophilic stippling

bilirubin

β-thalassemia

diabetes insipidus

ferritin

folate

haptoglobin

Hb variant analysis (HPLC)

HbF

hematuria

hemoglobin C disease

hemoglobin C–β-thalassemia

hemoglobin D disease

hemoglobin E disease

hemoglobin E–α-thalassemia

hemoglobin E–β-thalassemia

hemoglobin S–hemoglobin C disease

hemoglobinopathies

iron

LDH

MCHC

MCV

persistent high fetal hemoglobin

polychromasia

priapism

reticulocytes

sickle cell screen

α-thalassemia

urobilinogen