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How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
to Determine a Contaminant ... Most common contaminants ... jeikieum) (>88%) • Bacillus ... Diagnosis #BCx #Laboratory ... #Interpretation
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Guide to Interpretation ... clues suggest Bacillus ... BCx #Positive #Interpretation ... #Interpretation ... #Laboratory #Microbiology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal Evaluation ... of Iron Deficiency ... • Additional laboratory ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation ... #workup #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
distinguish between ACTH deficiency ... pituitary) and deficiency ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... #laboratory #diagnosis ... endocrinology #workup