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Laboratory Evaluation of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Evaluation #Workup #Hypocalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Laboratory Evaluation ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Evaluation ... #Workup #Hypocalcemia
Laboratory Evaluation for Coagulation Factor Deficiencies

#Coagulation #Factor #Deficiencies #Deficiency #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Laboratory Evaluation ... #Deficiencies #Deficiency ... #Laboratory #Diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal Evaluation ... patients with anemia, diagnose ... • Additional laboratory ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation ... #workup #diagnosis
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Iron Panel Interpretation ... Iron deficiency ... #Iron #Panel #Interpretation ... #deficiency #diagnosis ... differential #hematology #laboratory
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Hypocalcemia Laboratory ... Evaluation Serum ... - Vitamin D deficiency ... #Hypocalcemia #Laboratory ... Hyperparathyroidism #Diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
and workup ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... Whipple, vitamin deficiency ... , ... laboratory ... #Workup
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
jeikieum) (>88%) • Bacillus ... Contamination #Diagnosis ... #BCx #Laboratory ... #Interpretation
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the evaluation ... of the initial work-up ... if vitamin B12 deficiency ... occur with B12 deficiency ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative with IgA deficiency ... Disease #Testing #Laboratory ... #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... fungi Initial Laboratory ... • RPR • Laboratory ... evaluation for ... #Differential #Diagnosis