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Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison Table ... Hemoglobin E - MCV ... Beta #Comparison #Table ... Electrophoresis #Diagnosis
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
syndrome - Na-K-2Cl ... barrtin (recruits Cl ... Thiazide-sensitive Na—Cl ... Kidney #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Table
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Laboratory #Metabolism #ASTALT ... #AlkPhos #Bilirubin ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
Circulation - MCA ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Territories
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... Anti-centromere, Scl ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis ... #associations #table
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
give someone 500 mcg ... troponin of 0.7 ng/ml ... The table below ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... NSTEMI #Comparison #Table
Overview of Pancreatic Cysts
True Epithelial Cyst
Serous Cystadenoma (SCA)
Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm (MCN)
Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN)
Cystic Neuroendocrine
Cystic Neoplasm (MCN ... Cysts #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
, Differential Diagnosis ... Mineralocorticoid deficit - Salt-losing ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
When in doubt, start ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
(0.5 - 0.8 ng/mL ... #Pharmacology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Monitoring