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Haggitt Classification of depth of invasion in malignant pedunculated and sessile polyps
Level 1 - confined to
Haggitt Classification ... sessile polyps Level ... head of the polyp Level ... head and stalk Level ... the submucosa #Haggitt
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Peak cortisol level
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
Causes of Hyperferritinemia ... Decreased hepcidin levels ... will cause increased ... Most Common Causes ... 1% Most Common Causes
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Instead, pause, ... Check a level. ... ramping up EPO levels ... about secondary causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... Adrenalitis Other causes ... Causes of Secondary ... and a cortisol level ... minutes Cortisol level
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Hypocalcemia is an electrolyte imbalance and is indicated by a low level of calcium in the
indicated by a low level ... blood calcium levels
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Low serum IgG level ... apart (unless levels ... Monitor trough levels ... to ensure serum levels ... DDX - Other causes