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

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Study of choice

• Kidney biopsy is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome.
• The following result of [gold standard test] is confirmatory of [disease name]:
  • Result 1
  • Result 2
• The [name of the investigation] should be performed when:
  • The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1. 2, 3.
  • A positive [test] is detected in the patient.
• [Name of the investigation] is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of [disease name].
• The diagnostic study of choice for [disease name] is [name of the investigation].
• There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of [disease name].
• There is no single diagnostic study of choice for the diagnosis of [disease name], but [disease name] can be diagnosed based on [name of the investigation 1] and [name of the investigation 2].
• [Disease name] is mainly diagnosed based on clinical presentation.
• Investigations:
  • Among patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most specific test for the diagnosis.
  • Among patients who present with clinical signs of [disease name], the [investigation name] is the most sensitive test for diagnosis.
  • Among 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]

Test	Sensitivity	Specificity
Test 1	✔	...%
Test 2	...%	✔

✔= The best test based on the feature

Diagnostic results

The following result of [investigation name] is confirmatory of [disease name]:

• Result 1
• Result 2

Sequence of Diagnostic Studies

The [name of investigation] should be performed when:

• The patient presented with symptoms/signs 1, 2, and 3 as the first step of diagnosis.
• A positive [test] is detected in the patient, to confirm the diagnosis.