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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
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... Basic labs for decreased ... liver disease, decrease ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... #Workup #hematology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ferroportin → Decreased ... improvement in symptoms ... and QOL and decreased ... endpoint of all-cause
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... depending on the cause ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
Causes of Hypokalemia ... is ruled out, causes ... Decreased filling ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #workup #nephrology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... for specific symptoms ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... nephrolithiasis • Symptoms ... proteinuria, RBC casts ... Nephrology if cause ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... Association, which is classes ... prolong life and decrease ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms
Bipolar and Mania - Causes of Elevated Mood Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bipolar I
• Manic Episode
Bipolar and Mania - Causes ... Grandiosity 2) Decreased ... Distractibility 6) Increase ... Cyclothymia • Symptoms ... Algorithm #Psychiatry #Causes
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Decreased Mg ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Workup #Nephrology