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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
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 ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion Reactions

This algorithm was developed by Dr. Eric Madden,
Algorithm for the ... Reactions This algorithm ... at McGovern Med EM ... Transfusion #Reactions #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... ramping up EPO levels ... mutations, EPO levels ... exogenous, EPO levels
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
measuring serum levels ... low normal B12 levels ... elevated homocysteine level ... Serum folate levels ... Diagnosis #Nutrition #Hematology
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 ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Methylmalonic Acid and Homocysteine Levels in Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency
 • B12 Deficiency: MMA elevated,
and Homocysteine Levels ... VitaminB12 #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
with higher CK levels ... , greater level ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Insufficient blood levels ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology #levels