Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (1468 page)

Syphilis

Vibrio

Yersinia

fungal pathogens

Aspergillus

blastomycosis

candidiasis

coccidioidomycosis

cryptococcosis

definitive diagnosis

dimorphic fungi

fusariosis

histoplasmosis

mold species

mucormycosis

paracoccidioidomycosis

sporotrichosis

yeasts

Infectious gastrointestinal diseases.
See also
Chronic diarrhea

bacteria

characteristics

diagnosis and reporting

diagnostic testing

enteric viruses

fecal culture

food/environmental specimens evaluation

gastrointestinal bleeding (
See
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding)

hepatomegaly

parasites

patient evaluation

serology

symptoms

toxins

Infectious respiratory diseases

acute bronchitis

croup

dyspnea

bacterial pneumonia

bronchiolitis

Legionella
pneumonia

Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonitis

tuberculosis

viral pneumonia

pertussis

rhinitis/pharyngitis

acute pharyngitis

acute rhinosinusitis

common cold

diphtheria

Infectious respiratory syndromes

Infectious (secondary) vasculitis

syphilis

tuberculosis

Infertility

disorders of sperm transport

endometriosis

hyperprolactinemia

ovulatory disorders

postvasectomy status

secondary hypogonadism

semen analysis

sperm transport disorders

testicular disease

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

Infiltrating lobular carcinoma

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

diarrhea

vasculitis

Influenza

acute rhinosinusitis

pharyngitis

respiratory culture direct detection

viral pneumonia

Influenza A (and subtypes)

respiratory culture panel molecular assay

respiratory culture, rule out viral pathogens

Influenza B

respiratory culture panel molecular assay

respiratory culture, rule out viral pathogens

Informed written consent

Inherited thrombocytopathies

Bernard-Soulier syndrome

fibrinogen

montreal platelet syndrome

myelofibrosis

Quebec platelet disorder

Scott syndrome

splenomegaly

Inhibin, ovarian sex cord-stromal neoplasms

Inhibin A

preeclampsia

serum

Inhibin B serum

INR.
See
International normalized ratio (INR)

Insect identification.
See
Macroscopic identification, arthropod

Insulin

Insulin tolerance test

hypopituitarism

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3)

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)

hypopituitarism

Insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF-II)

Insulin-to-C-peptide ratio

Integrated/sequential screening.
See also
Prenatal screening

Intellectual disability (ID)

causes

perinatal

postnatal

prenatal

chromosomal microarray analysis

clinical presentation

down syndrome

fetal trisomies

fragile X

mental retardation 1 (FRM1) gene

laboratory findings

genetic studies

lead screening

metabolic studies

thyroid screening

lead screening

thyroid screening

trisomy 18

Interferon-γ release assays (IGRA)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

pericarditis (acute) and pericardial effusion

screening tests

tuberculosis

Interleukin 5 (IL-5), CEL

Interleukin-6 (IL-6), chest pain

International normalized ratio (INR)

coagulopathy

hematuria

nonatherosclerotic ischemic

Internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Interstitial nephritis

eosinophilia

FENa

indirect Coombs test

tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU syndrome)

Intra-amniotic infections (IAI)

Intracellular bacterial pathogens

Intracerebral hemorrhage

aplastic anemia

CSF WBC count

ESR

leukemia

platelet count

polyarteritis nodosa

PT

PTT

SLE

urinalysis

Intrahepatic obstructive (cholestasis)

ALP

direct bilirubin

GGT

Intrinsic factor (IF)

antibody

pernicious anemia

Intrinsic factor-blocking antibody (IFAB).
See
Intrinsic factor (IF) antibody

IOD.
See
Iron overload disorder (IOD)

Iodide-induced hyperthyroidism

Iodine excretion, urine 24 hour

Iron (Fe)

acute hepatitis phase

binding capacity, total

β-thalassemia major

deficiency anemia

GI bleeding

Diamond–Blackfan anemia

IOD

malabsorption

microcytic anemias

normocytic anemias

PNH

PRCA

sickle cell disease

Iron overload disorder (IOD)

ferritin

hemochromatosis

iron

transferrin

Iron saturation

Irradiation, blood products

Ischemic heart disease

Ischemic priapism

Ischemic/coronary heart disease

Islet autoantibodies (IAA)

Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol poisoning

ITP.
See
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

J

Janus kinase-2 (JAK2)

DNA mutation assay

mutation, polycythemia vera

V617F gene mutation, primary myelofibrosis

Jaundice.
See also
Hepatomegaly

ALP

biliary extrahepatic obstruction, complete

bilirubin metabolism

description

differential diagnosis

hepatocellular

hereditary spherocytosis

hyperbilirubinemia

liver, vascular and ischemic disorders

neonatal

nonphysiologic causes

physiologic causes

physiology

serum transaminases

JH.
See
Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH)

Jugulotympanic paraganglioma.
See
Glomus jugulare tumor

Juvenile hemochromatosis (JH)

Juxtaglomerular cell tumor

plasma rennin activity

K

K.
See
Potassium (K)

Karyotyping

Kawasaki disease

AMI

ESR

vasculitis

Ketonemia, diabetic ketoacidosis

Ketonuria, diabetic ketoacidosis

Kidney injury, acute

anuria

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

causes

creatinine

diagnosis algorithm

glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

ischemic/nephrotoxic

oliguria

prerenal azotemia

serum creatinine level

staging

uremia

urinalysis

urinary diagnostic indices

urine volume

Kidney transplantation

acute renal allograft rejection

donors

exclusion criteria for

initial evaluation

laboratory evaluation