Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1453 page)

aplastic anemias

aspiration and biopsy

acute myeloid leukemia

β-thalassemia major

plasmacytoma

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

cytopenia

etiology

lymphoma

neoplasm

PNH

PRCA

splenomegaly

TB

Bordetella pertussis
.
See also
Pertussis

acute bronchitis

culture (Rule out)

culture (rule out)

serology IgG

sputum culture (routine)

Borrelia, Bell palsy

Borrelia burgdorferi
antibody screen

antibody screen

Babesia

Ehrlichia

lyme disease

Western blot assay

Botulism

BPH.
See
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)

congestive heart failure

heart failure

pericardial constriction

pulmonary embolism

syncope

Brain tumors

BRCA1

breast cancer

ovarian sex cord-stromal neoplasms

BRCA2, breast cancer

Breast cancer

adrenal insufficiency

BRCA1

BRCA2

clinical presentation

diagnosis

HER2

herceptin

molecular subtypes

Pap testing

pericardial constriction

risk factors

Breast carcinomas, monocytosis

Breast-milk jaundice.
See also
Jaundice

Brittle bone disease.
See
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)

Bronchial culture (bal/brush), quantitative

Bronchiolitis

ABGs

antigen detection

diagnostic and laboratory findings

antigen detection

chest radiograph

core laboratory tests

molecular tests

viral culture

respiratory panel by PCR

sputum culture (routine)

viral culture

Bronchitis, acute

Chlamydophila pneumonia

diagnosis

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Bronchoalveolar carcinoma

Bronchodilators.
See
Theophylline (1,3-dimethylxanthine)

Bronchogenic carcinoma.
See
Lung cancer

Brucella
species

culture (rule out)

GI symptoms

infection

Brucellosis

monocytosis

splenomegaly

Brugia
species

BSI.
See
Blood stream infections (BSIs)

BT.
See
Bleeding time (BT)

BTP.
See
β-Trace protein

β-thalassemia major

bilirubin

bone marrow aspiration

ferritin

gallbladder bilirubin stones

haptoglobin

Hb variant

Heinz bodies

iron

LDH

poikilocytosis

RDW

reticulocyte count

splenomegaly

uric acid

β-thalassemia minor

β-trace protein

B-type natriuretic peptide.
See
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)

Budd–Chiari syndrome

ALP

ALT

Bilirubin

causes

core laboratory

hepatomegaly

liver biopsy

radiologic visualization

Buerger disease

Buffer systems

BUN.
See
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

BUN-to-creatinine ratio

Buprenorphine

Burkholderia
infection

B. cepacia

B. pseudomallei

cystic fibrosis (CF)

Burkitt lymphoma (BL)

EBV infection

HIV

Butalbital

BV.
See
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)

Bycytopenia

C

C3

EGPA

lupus nephritis

membranoproliferative GN

postinfectious GN

poststreptococcal GN

rheumatoid arthritis

systemic lupus erythematosus

vasculitis

C4

EGPA

lupus nephritis

membranoproliferative GN

rheumatoid arthritis

systemic lupus erythematosus

vasculitis

CA 15-3

CA 19-9 levels

cholangitis, primary sclerosing

epithelial ovarian carcinoma

ovarian carcinomas

pancreas carcinoma

stomach carcinoma

CA 125 levels

eithelial ovarian carcinoma

ovarian carcinomas

pseudocyst, pancreas

CABG

Ca/Cr clearance ratio

Calcitonin level

diarrhea

goiter

Calcitriol.
See
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3

Calcium

enteropathy, protein-losing

hypercalcemia

hypercalcemic nephropathy

hyperparathyroidism

hypertension

ionized

nephrotic syndrome

pancreatitis

plasma cell myeloma

preterm infants

seizures

total

urine

Calcofluor

Calculi

bladder cancer

cholecystitis

diverticulitis

hematuria

herpes zoster

hypercalciuria

proteus
species

Calprotectin

diarrhea

regional enteritis

stool

Campylobacter
species

C. jejuni

gastroenteritis

GI infection

Guillain-Barré syndrome

infection

routine stool culture

Canavan disease

c-ANCA

granulomatosis with polyangiitis

vasculitis

Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3)

Cancer antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9)

Cancer antigen 27.29 (CA 27.29)

Cancer antigen-125 (CA-125), serum

Cancer, gallbladder and bile ducts.
See also
specific types

Candida albicans

blood culture, fungal

UTI

vaginitis

vulvovaginal candidiasis

Candida
species

chromogenic agar

vaginitis panel, molecular probe

Candidiasis

Cannabinoids

addiction medicine, drug testing panel

pain management, urine drug testing panel

Cannabis sativa.
See also
Hallucinogens

Carbohydrate absorption indices

Carbon dioxide, total

Carboxyhemoglobin (carbon monoxide, COHB, HBCO)

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

epithelial ovarian carcinoma

hepatocellular carcinoma

ovarian carcinomas

pancreas carcinoma

stomach carcinoma

Carcinoma

hematuria

lung

pancreas

stomach

Cardiac arrest, sudden (SCA).
See
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)

Cardiac biomarkers

Cardiac CT

acute aortic syndromes

congestive heart failure

myocardial infarction

Cardiac glycosides

Cardiac heart failure

Cardiac MRI

acute aortic syndromes

congestive heart failure

myocardial infarction

myocarditis

sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiolipin antibodies

Cardiomyopathy, stress-induced.
See
Stress-induced (takostubo) cardiomyopathy

Cardiovascular disorders

chest pain
See
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See
Chest pain)