Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1484 page)

Trophoblastic pseudotumor.
See
Placental site trophoblastic tumor

Trophoblastic tumors, thyrotoxicosis

Troponin

CEL

cardiac-specific troponin I and troponin T

chest pain

diphtheria

heart faillure with preserved ejection fraction

pulmonary embolism

sudden cardiac arrest

Trypanosoma
species, blood parasite examination

Trypsin, serum levels in acute pancreatitis

Trypsinogen, malabsorption

TS.
See
Tourette syndrome (TS)

TSH.
See
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

TST.
See
Tuberculin skin test (TST)

TT.
See
Thrombin time (TT)

tTG-IgA.
See
Tissue transglutaminase IgA antibody (tTG-IgA)

TTP.
See
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

Tuberculin skin test (TST)

pericarditis (acute) and pericardial effusion

tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB)

acid-fast bacillus smear

acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear

acute aortic syndromes

adrenal insufficiency

AFB smears

bone marrow analysis

croup

diabetes insipidus

hematuria

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

infectious (secondary) vasculitis

interferon-g release assays (IGRA)

laboratory findings

culture

direct detection (AFB smear)

interferon-g release assays

molecular testing

sputum samples

susceptibility testing

tuberculin skin test

listeriosis

lymphocytopenia

M. tuberculosis
interferon-gamma release assays

nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)

pleural effusion

pneumonia

priapism

splenomegaly

tuberculin skin test (TST)

Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU syndrome), interstitial nephritis

Tularemia, Gram stain

Turner syndrome

horseshoe kidney

ovulatory disorders

Two-hour plasma glucose, diabetes mellitus

Typhus, monocytosis

U

UA.
See
Unstable angina (UA)

UACS.
See
Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS)

UAKD.
See
Uromodulin-associated kidney disease (UAKD)

Ulcerative colitis

autoimmune

chronic nonspecific

ALP

hemoglobin

p-ANCA

diarrhea

vasculitis

Ultrasound, obstructive jaundice

Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

causes

nonphysiologic jaundice

physiologic jaundice

unconjugated bilirubinemia

diagnostic imaging

hereditary and/or congenital causes

Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Gilbert disease

Lucey-Driscoll syndrome

neonatal jaundice

trauma

Wilson disease

laboratory evaluation

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), HLA testing, kidney transplantation

Unstable angina (UA)

Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS)

diagnosis

Upshaw-Schulman syndrome

Urate.
See
Uric acid

Urea nitrogen, urine

Ureaplasma

Ureaplasma urealyticum

genital culture

infection

Urease activity,
Helicobacter pylori

Uremia

acute kidney injury

bleeding time (BT)

disease induced thrombocytopathies

platelet aggregation

Urethritis

Uric acid

β-thalassemia major

fatty liver of pregnancy, acute

hyperlipidemia

lactic acidosis

nephrolithiasis

plasma cell myeloma

preeclampsia

primary myelofibrosis

uric acid nephropathy

urine

Uric acid nephropathy

Gout

Lesch-Nyhan disease

uric acid

Urinalysis

acute kidney injury

acute tubular necrosis

bladder cancer

chronic kidney disease

complete

intracerebral hemorrhage

Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Acinetobacter baumannii

asymptomatic bacteriuria

benign prostatic hyperplasia

C. albicans

concepts

cystitis

E. coli

Enterococcus
species

Gram stain

group B streptococcus

hyperoxalurias

K. pneumoniae

P. aeruginosa

P. mirabilis

prostatitis

pyelonephritis

renal abscess

renal tuberculosis

risk factors

complicated UTI

uncomplicated UTI

S. saprophyticus

sterile pyuria

Streptococcus agalactiae

urethritis/STI

urine culture

Urine culture

Urine drug screen validity

Urine protein electrophoresis/immunofixation

Urine urobilinogen, hemoglobinuria

Urobilinogen

sickle cell disease

urine

Urokinase receptor, soluble, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Uromodulin-associated kidney disease (UAKD)

UroVysionTM FISH test, bladder cancer

U.S. 2008 Genetic Nondiscrimination Act

Usher syndrome

Uterine curettage, ectopic pregnancy

UTIs.
See
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

V

Vaginal pH, vaginitis

Vaginal-rectal culture screen, group B
Streptococcus
(GBS) infection

Vaginitis

amine “whiff” test

C. albicans

causes of

condyloma acuminata

culture, of vaginal secretions

diagnosis

G. vaginalis

Gram stain

laboratory testing

leukorrhea

Staphylococcus aureus

vaginal pH

wet mount

Vaginitis panel, molecular probe

bacterial vaginosis (BV)

Candida
species (for candidiasis)

Gardnerella vaginalis

Trichomonas vaginalis
(for trichomoniasis)

trichomoniasis

Vaginosis.
See
Vaginitis

Valley fever

Valvular abnormalities, myocarditis

Vancomycin, TDM

Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) screen culture

Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA), urine

VAP.
See
Ventilator-ssociated pneumonia (VAP)

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

chickenpox

culture (rule out)

direct detection (DFA)

infections

infectious disease assays

ITP

serology screen (antibody, IgG and IgM)

spinal cord infarction

Streptococcus pyogenes

shingles

viral pneumonia

Variola virus

Vascular atherosclerosis, diabetic nephropathy

Vascular dementia

Vasculitic phase, EGPA

Vasculitis

ANCA

autoimmune

C3

C4

c-ANCA

cell count

cell culture

cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

CF

chest pain

etiology

infections

vessel size

C-reactive protein

Crohn disease

CRP

cryofibrinogen

cryoglobulinemia

endocarditis

ESR

Felty syndrome

goodpasture syndrome

HIV infection

inflammatory bowel disease

Kawasaki disease