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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic ... Deficiency #Anemia #Chronic ... Testing #Comparison #Table ... #Fe
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... TIBC increased - Fe ... Deficiency (Eg Causes: Chronic ... normal/decreased - Fe ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Increased hepcidin: Chronic ... arthritis and other chronic ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe ... #algorithm
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Hyperphosphatemia #CKD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... • Chronic Myocardial ... (ie Sarcoid), Chronic ... Occlusion • Stable ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
10% Crab, few cases ... 🦪 🦀 sepsis: chronic ... liver disease, iron ... hemolytic anemia, CKD ... can sequester iron
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
about 95% of NMS cases ... exhibit low serum iron ... creatine kinase (CK ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Patients with Chronic ... Hematologic pruritus (Iron ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm ... Management #Nephrology #CKD