Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1454 page)

dyspnea

congestive heart failure

dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HF
^p
EF)

myocarditis

pericardial constriction

systolic dysfunction

lipid metabolism disorders

abetalipoproteinemia

acid lipase deficiencies

atherogenic dyslipidemia

atherosclerosis

familial combined hyperlipidemia

familial dysbetalipoproteinemia

familial hypercholesterolemia

hyperalphalipoproteinemia

hypertriglyceridemia

hypobetalipoproteinemia

lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency

metabolic syndrome

polygenic hypercholesterolemia

Tangier disease

syncope

hyperlipidemia

hypertension

sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiovascular drugs.
See also
Digoxin

Carisoprodol

Coronary artery dissection

hepatitis C infection

nonatherosclerotic ischemia

sarcoidosis

systemic lupus erythematosus

Carotene.
See also
Vitamin A

malabsorption

serum

tolerance test, malabsorption

Carrier testing

Catecholamines

pheochromocytoma

serum

Catscratch disease (CSD)

CAVD.
See
Congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD)

CBC.
See
Complete blood count (CBC)

CCP.
See
Cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, IgG

CDC web site

CEA.
See
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

CEL.
See
Chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL)

Celiac disease

anti-human IgA tTG antibodies

anti-IgA deamidated gliadin IgG/IgA antibodies

autoimmune diseases

DQ2

gluten-free diet, clinical response

histology

HLA-DQ8 performed by DNA testing

malabsorption

molecular tests

stool findings

xylose tolerance test

Cell count

body fluid analysis

spinal cord infarction

vasculitis

Cell culture, vasculitis

Cell wall-deficient bacteria

Cell-free DNA testing

Central nervous system (CNS) disorders

abscesses

aerobic culture with Gram stain

anaerobic culture with Gram stain

bacterial cultures of CSF

blood cultures

CSF count

Gram stain, with aerobic and anaerobic culture

HIV infection

Toxoplasma

acute myeloid leukemia

autoimmune disorders

Guillain-Barré syndrome

multiple sclerosis

primary autoimmune autonomic failure

dementia

Alzheimer disease

frontotemporal

Huntington disease

with Lewy bodies (DLB)

Parkinson disease

vascular

infections

intellectual disability

neoplastic disorders

brain tumors

glomus jugulare tumor

leukemic involvement

lymphomatous involvement

spinal cord tumors

neural tube defects

trauma and vascular disorders

vasculitis

Cerebral embolism

Cerebral palsy

Cerebral vein/sinus thrombosis

CRP

CSF cell count

D
-dimer

ESR

hypotension

vasculitis

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture

cell count

cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

CNS abscesses

concentration, of protein and glucose

evaluation

brain tumors

spinal cord tumors

gamma globulin, multiple sclerosis

multiple sclerosis

pleural

pericardial

peritoneal spaces

protein

cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Guillain–Barré syndrome

hypertensive encephalopathy

polyneuropathy

trauma, CNS

RBC count, embolism

rhinorrhea

thrombophlebitis

total protein multiple sclerosis

WBC count

embolism

intracerebral hemorrhage

Ceroid lipofuscinoses, neuronal (CLN)

Ceruloplasmin

cirrhosis

Menkes syndrome

nephrotic syndrome

Wilson disease

Cervical carcinoma

chlamydia

GC

HPV

squamous intraepithelial lesion

Trichomonas

Cervical squamous cell carcinoma

clinical presentation

laboratory findings

cytology and high-risk HPV DNA testing

imaging studies

Pap testing

N-Cetylglucosaminylphosphotransferase deficiency.
See
Mucolipidosis III alpha/beta

CF.
See
Cystic fibrosis (CF)

CFTR genes.
See also
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene

CG.
See
Cryoglobulins (CG)

CGA.
See
Chromogranin A

CGT

CH50

Chagas disease

blood parasite examination

myocarditis

Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease

Chédiak–Higashi syndrome

Chemical pneumonitis

blood gas

pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Chest CT

Chest MRI

Chest pain

autoimmune vasculitis

cardiac etiology

acute coronary syndrome
See
(
See
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS))

antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Henoch–Schönlein purpura

hyperadrenergic states

infectious vasculitis

inflammatory response

Kawasaki syndrome

nonatherosclerotic ischemia

pericarditis (acute) and pericardial effusion

Takayasu syndrome

thromboangiitis obliterans

thrombophlebitis

vasculitis

CBC

CK-MB

CRP

diagnosis

etiology

GERD

IL-6

musculoskeletal

CBC

ESR

rheumatoid arthritis

noncardiac etiology

acute aortic syndromes

chest wall syndromes and systemic conditions

pheochromocytoma

platelet aggregation assays

pulmonary embolism

serositis

serum amyloid A

troponin

Chest pain syndromes

Chest radiography, CHF

Chest x-ray

acute aortic syndromes

pericarditis (acute) and pericardial effusion

CHF.
See
Congestive heart failure (CHF)

Chiari–Frommel syndrome

Chickenpox

Chlamydia

C. trachomatis

amplified nucleic acid detection

culture

epididymitis

genital culture

pelvic inflammatory disease

prostate-specific antigen

cervical carcinoma

epididymitis

NAATs

PID

Chlamydophila

C. pneumonia

C. psittaci

pulmonary infections

Chloramphenicol

Chloride

lactic acidosis

metabolic alkalosis

urine

Chloroacetate esterase

CHM.
See
Complete hydatidiform mole (CHM)

Cholangiolitic cirrhosis.
See
Cirrhosis

Cholangitis