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Factors Affecting Prealbumin

Increased by: 

Exogenous corticosteroids, 
NSAIDs, 
Renal failure, 
Dehydration, 

Decreased by: 

Acute phase response, 
Malnutrition,
Affecting Prealbumin Increased ... Dehydration, Decreased ... Factors #Affecting #Decreased ... #Increased #Laboratory
COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED MEDICATIONS THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE WARFARIN’S INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR)

#Pharmacology #Warfarin #Medications #Interactions #INR
THAT INCREASE OR DECREASE ... INR #Increases #Decreases
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Elevation == Decreased ... Laboratory #Increase #Decrease
Increased Urination - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Increased Volume / Frequency
 • Increased osmotic load (Increased
Increased Urination ... Frequency • Increased ... osmotic load (Increased ... insipidus) • Increased ... Neurogenic bladder • Decreased
Common Medications with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
Warfarin is subject to the effects of drug interactions
INR #Increases #Decreases
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... Hyperamylasemia) Increased ... #differential #increased
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophilia - Increased ... #Neutrophilia #Increased
Want to remember what drugs prolong the QT interval? Remember COLLAPSE - Kitty Canavan @KathrynCanavan1
#Diagnosis #Peds
Prolongation #Prolonged #Increased
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increased Airway ... identify any cause of increased ... • Confirm increased ... anaesthesia #Increased
Chemotherapy Agents with Possible Interactions with Warfarin 
the most common cause of fluctuating INR values in
Chemotherapy #Increases #Decreases