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Revision as of 19:01, 29 December 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Study of choice

Echocardiography is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy.

Diagnostic results

The following finding(s) on performing echocardiography is(are) confirmatory for dilated cardiomyopathy:

[Finding 1]
[Finding 2]

Name of Diagnostic Criteria

[Disease name] may be diagnosed at any time if one or more of the following criteria are met:

Criteria 1
Criteria 2
Criteria 3

References

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 === Study of choice ===
-[Name of the investigation] is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of [disease name].
+Echocardiography is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy.
-OR
-[Name of the investigation] must be performed when:
-* The patient presents with [symptom/sign 1], [symptom/sign 2], and [symptom/sign 3].
-* A [name of test] is positive for [sign 1], [sign 2], and [sign 3] in the patient.
-Investigations:
-* Among the patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most specific test for the diagnosis.
-* Among the patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most sensitive test for diagnosis.
-* Among the patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most efficient test for diagnosis.
-==== The comparison of various diagnostic studies for [disease name] ====
-{|
-|- style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;"
-! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" | Test
-! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Sensitivity
-! style="background: #4479BA; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Specificity
-|-
-! style="background: #696969; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Test 1
-| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |...%
-| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |...%
-|-
-! style="background: #696969; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |Test 2
-| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |...%
-| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |...%
-|}
-<small> [Name of test with higher sensitivity and specificity] is the preferred investigation based on the sensitivity and specificity</small>
 ===== Diagnostic results =====
-The following finding(s) on performing [investigation name] is(are) confirmatory for [disease name]:
+The following finding(s) on performing echocardiography is(are) confirmatory for dilated cardiomyopathy:
 * [Finding 1]
 * [Finding 2]
 === Name of Diagnostic Criteria ===
-'''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.'''
-[Disease name] is primarily diagnosed based on clinical presentation. There are no established criteria for the diagnosis of [disease name].
-OR
 [Disease name] may be diagnosed at any time if one or more of the following criteria are met:
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 * Criteria 2
 * Criteria 3
-OR
-'''IF there are clear, established diagnostic criteria'''
-The diagnosis of [disease name] is made when at least [number] of the following [number] diagnostic criteria are met: [criterion 1], [criterion 2], [criterion 3], and [criterion 4].
 ==References==