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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... and Reduction in HbA1c ... Elevation == Decreased ... Elevation #Reduction #HbA1c ... #Increase #Decrease
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign ... Typically the JVP decreases ... there is a lack of decrease ... or increase in ... #differential #causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ferroportin → Decreased ... ferroportin leads to decreased ... endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Diagnosis and Management ... Check other vital signs ... crystalloids) - Decrease ... anaesthetic - Increase ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Diagnosis Algorithm Cause ... - Decreased Intake ... intoxication Cause ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... acidosis - Cl⁻ decrease
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
Treated Syphilis Cases ... recurrence of signs ... nontreponemal titer to decrease ... development of signs ... Failure #Treatment #Management
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
coapting urethra -> Decreased ... strength causing Decreased ... sphincter unit; Decreased ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... Reduced libido • Signs ... : Decreased axillary
The Chvostek sign (/ˈkvɒstɪk/) is a clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability (tetany) seen in hypocalcemia.It
The Chvostek sign ... is a clinical sign ... hyperventilation, which causes ... decreased serum ... #Chvostek #Signs
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
studies typically increase ... Diagnosis: • look for signs ... (muddy brown casts ... #Diagnosis #Management