Guide to Diagnostic Tests
- acid–base disturbances: diagnostic approach
- adrenal mass: diagnostic evaluation
- adrenocortical insufficiency (hypocortisolism): laboratory evaluation of suspected adrenocortical insufficiency (hypocortisolism)
- amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea: diagnostic laboratory evaluation for amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea
- anemia: general considerations and initial evaluation
- ascites: diagnostic evaluation
- bleeding disorders, inherited: evaluation of suspected inherited bleeding disorders
- cushing syndrome (hypercortisolism): diagnostic evaluation of suspected cushing syndrome (hypercortisolism)
- goiter: diagnostic evaluation and management strategy
- hcv infection: diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected hcv infection
- hemochromatosis: diagnostic evaluation of suspected hemochromatosis
- hirsutism: evaluation of hirsutism in females
- hiv infection: diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected hiv infection
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- hyperaldosteronism: laboratory evaluation of suspected hyperaldosteronism
- hypercalcemia: diagnostic approach to hypercalcemia
- hyperthyroidism: laboratory evaluation
- hypocalcemia: diagnostic approach to hypocalcemia
- hyponatremia: evaluation of hyponatremia
- hypothyroidism: diagnostic approach
- infertility, female: evaluation of female infertility
- infertility, male: evaluation of male factor infertility
- isolated prolongation of ptt: laboratory evaluation
- jaundice: general considerations and initial laboratory evaluation
- lymphocytosis: general approach to established lymphocytosis
- monoarthritis, acute: evaluation of acute monoarthritis
- pheochromocytoma: evaluation and localization of a possible pheochromocytoma
- polycythemia: diagnostic evaluation
- porphyria, acute: laboratory evaluation of suspected acute neurovisceral or neurocutaneous porphyria
- pulmonary embolism: diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
- sleep disturbance: diagnostic evaluation
- syphilis serologic testing: two commonly used approaches to the serological diagnosis of syphilis
- thrombocytopenia, acquired: diagnostic approach to acquired thrombocytopenia
- thrombocytosis: diagnostic evaluation of sustained thrombocytosis
- thrombosis, venous: evaluation for possible hypercoagulability (thrombophilia) causing venous thrombosis
- thyroid nodule: diagnostic evaluation
- transfusion: blood donation and preparation of blood components