Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1449 page)

heart failure

leishmaniasis

liver cirrhosis

malabsorption

nephrotic syndrome

regional enteritis

schistosomiasis

serum

trichinosis

Alcohols (volatiles, solvents)

ALD.
See
Adrenoleukodystrophy

Aldolase

polymyositis and dermatomyositis

trichinosis

Aldosterone

primary hyperaldosteronism

ALF.
See
Acute liver failure

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

abnormal liver function tests, CHF

acute hepatitis phase

acute liver failure (ALF)

acute viral hepatitis

amebiasis

biliary duct obstruction

Budd-Chiari syndrome

candidiasis

cholangitis, primary sclerosing

cholecystitis, acute

choledocholithiasis

cholestasis

cirrhosis

fatty liver

giant cell (temporal) arteritis

HCV infection

hyperbilirubinemia

intrahepatic obstructive (cholestasis)

jaundice

legionnaires disease

liver cirrhosis

pancreas carcinoma

preterm infants

pseudocyst, pancreas

regional enteritis

ulcerative colitis, chronic nonspecific

Wilson disease

Allergic granulomatosis and angiitis.
See
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA)

Allergic rhinitis

allergen challenge tests

allergen-specific testing

component-resolved diagnosis

hematology

nasal cytology

serum tests

skin testing

Allergic testing

Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs)

ALP.
See
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD)

Alpha-1 antitrypsin level

asthma

COPD

Alpha microglobulin-1 protein

Alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor.
See
Alpha1-antitrypsin

Alpha thalassemia syndromes

Alpha-1 trypsin inhibitor.
See
Alpha1-antitrypsin

Alpha1-antitrypsin

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) testing

HCV infection

hepatocellular carcinoma

multiple gestations

neural tube defects

ovarian germ cell neoplasms

ovarian sex cord-stromal neoplasms

during scond trimester of pregnancy

stomach carcinoma

Alpha-protein, Fanconi anemia

Alpha-tocopherol.
See
Vitamin E

Alport syndrome, 657.
See also
Hereditary nephritis

ALS.
See
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

ALT.
See
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

Altered mental state disorders

coma and stupor

causes

clinical presentation

delirium

Reye syndrome

seizures

clinical presentation

epileptic

nonepileptic

provoked

Alzheimer disease (AD)

APOE

APP (amyloid precursor protein)

blood and CSF testing

clinical presentation

genetic testing

PSEN1 (presenilin 1)

PSEN2 (presenilin 2)

RBC folate

whiff test

Ameba

Amebiasis

ALP

stool for O&P

AMI.
See
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

Amikacin

Amine “whiff” test

Aminoglycosides

Aminotransferases (AST, ALT)

histoplasmosis

sickle cell disease

trichinosis

AML.
See
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Ammonia

acute liver failure (ALF)

limitations

uses

Amniocentesis, 1092–1093.
See also
Prenatal testing

Amniotic fluid

cultures

embolism

FISH, during pregnancy

pH

Amphetamines, 797.
See also
Hallucinogens

addiction medicine, drug testing panel

pain management, urine drug testing panel

Amplified nucleic acid techniques

C. trachomati
s

N. gonorrhoeae

T. vaginalis

Amplified nucleic acid techniques (NAATs)

Chlamydia
and
Chlamydophila

Amylase

and creatinine clearance ratio

hyperbilirubinemia

macroamylasemia

pancreas carcinoma

pancreatitis

Amyloid A, chest pain

Amyloid precursor protein (APP)

Amyloidosis

adrenal masses

associated kidney disease

diabetes insipidus (DI)

GFR

nephrotic syndrome

renal tubular acidosis

bone marrow analysis

cardiomyopathy, pericardial constriction

clotting factors

factor X

MGUS

myeloma kidney

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

serum protein electrophoresis

thyroid hormone

ANA.
See
Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs)

Anaerobic culture

acute rhinosinusitis

with Gram stain, CNS abscesses

Analytic errors

Analyzing acid-base disorders

Hb

Hct

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Anaplasmosis

ANCA.
See
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)

Anderson–Fabry disease.
See
Fabry disease

Androgenic anabolic steroids

4-Androstenedione.
See
Androstenedione

Androstenedione

ovarian sex cord-stromal neoplasms

serum

Anemia

anisocytosis

aplastic anemia

bone marrow analysis

CHF

of chronic inflammation

chronic kidney disease

diagnosis, 354f–355f

Diamond-Blackfan anemia

Fanconi anemia

folic acid deficiency

hemoglobin

hemoglobinopathies

iron deficiency

LAP

macrocytic

MCV

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

mean corpuscular volume

microcytic

normocytic

pancytopenia

peripheral blood smear (PBS)

Plummer-Vinson syndrome

PT

RDW

reptilase time

reticulocyte count

sickle cell anemia
See
(Sickle cell disease (SCD))

spherocytosis

stomach carcinoma

vitamin B
¹²
deficiency

Anemias of chronic disease (ACD)

Angelman syndrome (AS)

Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum.
See
Fabry disease

Angiotensin II

Angiotensin-converting enzyme

retrobulbar neuropathy

Anion gap (AG)

lactic acidosis

metabolic acidosis

renal tubular acidosis

Anisocytosis

Anthrax

blood cultures

Gram stain

Antianginal, therapeutic drug monitoring

Antianxiety drugs

Antiarrhythmic drugs, 737.
See also
Cardiovascular drugs

Antibiotics

Antibodies screen

agglutination

antistreptococcal

ASCA

Borrelia burgdorferi
(Lyme disease)

hepatitis A virus

hepatitis B core

hepatitis B surface

hepatitis B virus

hepatitis BE

hepatitis C virus

hepatitis D virus

hepatitis E virus

herpes simplex virus

HIV 1/2