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Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Abnormal Variability:
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... : Decelerations ... : • Early decelerations ... • Late decelerations ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Fetal Heart Rate Decelerations

Decelerations in fetal heart rate are more complicated and should be interpreted according
Fetal Heart Rate Decelerations ... Decelerations ... timing of the deceleration ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Decelerations ... #Decels #Early
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Fetal HR Tracing - Causes ... abnormality Early decelerations ... Late decelerations ... acidemia Prolonged deceleration ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Peak cortisol level
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
apart (unless levels ... explanation for the low levels ... Monitor trough levels ... to ensure serum levels ... DDX - Other causes
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium levels
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... ramping up EPO levels ... mutations, EPO levels ... exogenous, EPO levels ... about secondary causes
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
suspected) • In case ... Insufficient blood levels ... • Special cases ... #pharmacology #levels
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
Interpretation of CRP levels ... falsely decrease CRP levels ... to reduce CRP levels ... falsely elevate levels ... can decrease CRP levels