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Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
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
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium 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
Varying Degrees of Palpebral Conjunctival Pallor in four patients with hemoglobin levels:
(a) 7.3
(b) 12.7
(c) 14.0
(d) 14.5

#Conjunctival
with hemoglobin levels ... Pallor #Anemia #Levels
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & ... hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known
Creatine kinase (CK) is an intracellular enzyme present in skeletal muscle, myocardium & brain; smaller amounts
increases in these levels ... Elevated levels ... AKI at lower levels ... Myoglobin levels ... prior to serum CK levels
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Evaluation Serum levels ... Hypocalcemia #Laboratory #Levels
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... apart (unless levels ... explanation for the low levels ... Monitor trough levels ... to ensure serum levels
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Low Complement Levels ... Normal Complement Levels ... other hemorrhagic fevers