Diagnostic study of choice

# Overview
- The page name should be "Diagnostic study of choice for ", with only the first letter of the title capitalized. Note that the page is called "Diagnostic study of choice."
- Goal:
To describe the most efficient/sensitive/specific test that is utilized for diagnosis of .
To describe the gold standard test for the diagnosis of .
To describe the diagnostic criteria, which may be based on clinical findings, physical exam signs, pathological findings, lab findings, findings on imaging, or even findings that exclude other diseases.
- To describe the most efficient/sensitive/specific test that is utilized for diagnosis of .
- To describe the gold standard test for the diagnosis of .
- To describe the diagnostic criteria, which may be based on clinical findings, physical exam signs, pathological findings, lab findings, findings on imaging, or even findings that exclude other diseases.
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# Diagnostic Study of Choice

## Gold standard or study of choice:
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-  is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of .
- The following result of  is confirmatory of :
Result 1
Result 2
- Result 1
- Result 2
- The  should be performed when:
The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1. 2, 3.
A positive  is detected in the patient.
- The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1. 2, 3.
- A positive  is detected in the patient.
-  is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of .
- The diagnostic study of choice for  is .
- There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of .
- There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of , but  can be diagnosed based on  and .
-  is mainly diagnosed based on clinical presentation.
- Investigations:
Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most specific test for the diagnosis.
Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most sensitive test for diagnosis.
Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most efficient test for diagnosis.
- Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most specific test for the diagnosis.
- Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most sensitive test for diagnosis.
- Among patients who present with clinical signs of , the  is the most efficient test for diagnosis.

### The comparison table for diagnostic studies of choice for 
= The best test based on the feature
The following result of  is confirmatory of :
- Result 1
- Result 2
The  should be performed when:
- The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1, 2, and 3 as the first step of diagnosis.
- A positive  is detected in the patient, to confirm the diagnosis.

## Diagnostic Criteria
- Here you should describe the details of the diagnostic criteria.
- Always mention the name of the criteria/definition you are about to list (e.g. modified Duke criteria for diagnosis of endocarditis / 3rd universal definition of MI) and cite the primary source of where this criteria/definition is found.
- Although not necessary, it is recommended that you include the criteria in a table. Make sure you always cite the source of the content and whether the table has been adapted from another source.
- Be very clear as to the number of criteria (or threshold) that needs to be met out of the total number of criteria.
- Distinguish criteria based on their nature (e.g. clinical criteria / pathological criteria/ imaging criteria) before discussing them in details.
- To view an example (endocarditis diagnostic criteria), click here
- If relevant, add additional information that might help the reader distinguish various criteria or the evolution of criteria (e.g. original criteria vs. modified criteria).
- You may also add information about the sensitivity and specificity of the criteria, the pre-test probability, and other figures that may help the reader understand how valuable the criteria are clinically.
-  is mainly diagnosed based on clinical presentation. There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of .
- There is no single diagnostic study of choice for , though  may be diagnosed based on  established by .
- The diagnosis of  is made when at least  of the following  diagnostic criteria are met: , , , and .
- The diagnosis of  is based on the  criteria, which includes , , and .
-  may be diagnosed at any time if one or more of the following criteria are met:
Criteria 1
Criteria 2
Criteria 3
- Criteria 1
- Criteria 2
- Criteria 3
IF there are clear, established diagnostic criteria:
- The diagnosis of  is made when at least  of the following  diagnostic criteria are met: , , , and .
- The diagnosis of  is based on the  criteria, which include , , and .
- The diagnosis of  is based on the  definition, which includes , , and .
IF there are no established diagnostic criteria:
- There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of .