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Antenatal Visits - Testing and Schedule
At Every Visit:	
 • Gestational Age	
 • BP
 • Maternal Weight
Antenatal Visits - Testing ... , Parvovirus GDM ... Stillbirth GDM ... Glucose Tolerance Testing ... after - GDM
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 ... Unconjugated bilirubin LDH ... Anemia #Laboratory #Testing
Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Cerebral Salt Wasting ... vs SIADH - Pathophysiology ... Hypovolaemia → ADH ... SaltWasting #SIADH #Pathophysiology
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Inappropriate ADH ... Insipidus - Inadequate ADH ... SIADH - Excess ADH ... Comparison #Table #Pathophysiology
Thiazide induced Hyponatremia - Pathophysiology
 • Reduced distal delivery
 • Inhibition of the NCC (dilution capcity)-
Hyponatremia - Pathophysiology ... permeability increased - ADH ... independent / ADH ... #Hyponatremia #Pathophysiology
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... antagonists 6) ADH ... Adenosine #Nephron #Pathophysiology
COVID-19 Biomarkers 
 - Troponin
 - D-dimer
 - Lymphocyte Count
 - IL-6
 - LDH
 - Fibrinogen
Count - IL-6 - LDH ... Diagnosis #Laboratory #Testing
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... • GH stimulates ... • Pituitary testing ... (Lanreotide) ± GH ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
ASE Guidelines for Noninvasive Vascular Testing
 • Carotid Arteries
 • Renal Arteries
 • Lower Extremities

#Noninvasive #Vascular
Noninvasive Vascular Testing ... Noninvasive #Vascular #Testing ... #POCUS
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
share the same pathophysiology ... time of onset of GH ... GH excess prior ... GH excess after ... endocrinology #pathophysiology