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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... petechiae, ecchymoses, epistaxis ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Ancillary Studies in the Workup of Syncope

#Syncope #Ancillary #Workup #Testing #Diagnosis
Studies in the Workup ... Syncope #Ancillary #Workup ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing ... Anemia #Laboratory #Testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Epistaxis Management Algorithm
External Compression
Cautery
Packing
Posterior Control

#Management #Epistaxis #Algorithm #Nasal #NoseBleed
Epistaxis Management ... #Management #Epistaxis
Epistaxis Anatomy - Anterior - Posterior #Anatomy #EM #ENT #Epistaxis #Kiesselbach #Plexus #Ethmoidal #Palatine #Sphenopalatine #ALiEM
Epistaxis Anatomy ... Anatomy #EM #ENT #Epistaxis
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... the ambulatory setting ... Ingested blood: epistaxis ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing
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
Shotgun Laboratory Testing ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known #TWDFNR #Testing ... LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... A/P, Consider testing ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
COVID-19 Biomarkers 
 - Troponin
 - D-dimer
 - Lymphocyte Count
 - IL-6
 - LDH
 - Fibrinogen
Diagnosis #Laboratory #Testing ... #Workup
Testing for Diabetes Type II
 - 
Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
Testing for Diabetes ... sugar test - Fasting ... Classification #Testing