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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... - Laboratory Testing ... Anemia #Chronic #Disease ... #Laboratory #Testing ... #Comparison #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Testing #Laboratory ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... chronic liver disease ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatic #Hepatology #Laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Malnutrition, Liver disease ... , Thyroid disease ... Hemodilution, Nephrotic syndrome ... things-we-do-no-reason-prealbumin-testing-diagnose ... Decreased #Increased #Laboratory
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... HCQ treatment would ... Even with macular disease ... risks/benefits in setting ... #Pharmacology #Table
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... pathognomonic laboratory ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnostics and Testing ... Treatment Algorithm
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
disorders • Testing ... diazepam • EMG testing ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Treatment: • ... Baclofen • Severe Disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... cause of renal disease ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Mineralocorticoid excess syndromes ... Screening #Workup #table
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... mycobacteria Treatment