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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Laboratory Testing ... marrow iron stain-"gold ... Deficiency #Anemia #Chronic ... #Comparison #Table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... skin contact with cold ... minutes after the cold ... 10.1111/all.14674 #Cold ... #table
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
treatments for chronic ... pulmonary disease (COPD ... patients with COPD ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... for Chronic Obstructive ... pulmonary disease (COPD ... squared; CAT, COPD ... #COPD #Treatment
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
patients with chronic ... as Asthma and COPD ... 2nd-line agent for chronic ... management #treatment #comparison ... #table
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... trauma (> 65 years old ... Chronic CPP Crystal ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... #Gout #Comparison
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Psychiatric (Depression, eating ... Hyperthyroidism • Chronic ... COPD) • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
patellar reflex testing ... the edge of a table ... with the heels resting ... as coma, spinal cord ... with a consequent clonic