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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... Elevation == Decreased ... blood loss • Hemolytic ... anemia • Splenomegaly ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased WBCs ... - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intravascular hemolysis ... MALABSORPTION • Decreased ... Waldenstroms, Rheumatoid arthritis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs ... Iron-deficiency anemia ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... , eosinophilic enteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... normal values increase ... systemic complaints- anemia ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... ≥2.5, coronary arteries ... lack of tapering, decreased ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... with profound hemolysis