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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
and Reduction in HbA1c ... Elevation == Decreased ... Elevation #Reduction #HbA1c ... #Increase #Decrease ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Conceptual Relationship between Volume Responsiveness and Volume Tolerance

Assessing for volume responsiveness would only tell you that
there would be an increase ... "Left Shift" (Decreased ... glycocalyx damage -decreased ... oncotic pressure -decreased ... Challenge #Diagram #Differential
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
may actually be decreased ... concentrations decrease ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework DECREASED ... • Low PATM Can decrease ... • Rising PaCO2 decreases ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... crystalloids) - Decrease ... anaesthetic - Increase ... Anesthesiology #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia by Categories:
- Decreased Production
- Increased Destruction
- Redistribution

#Diagnosis #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Categories: - Decreased ... Thrombocytopenia #Differential
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential Diagnosis

Typically the JVP decreases with inspiration as the negative intrathoracic pressure "sucks
Kussmaul's Sign - Differential ... Typically the JVP decreases ... there is a lack of decrease ... or increase in ... diagnosis #cardiology #differential
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... Algorithm Cause - Decreased ... complex - Cl⁻ increase ... acidosis - Cl⁻ decrease ... Hypochloremia #Differential
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased Neutrophils Only
 • Bicytopenia / Pancytopenia

#Neutropenia #Differential
Neutropenia - Differential ... Algorithm • Decreased ... #Neutropenia #Differential
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
limbic circuitry -> Decreased ... SAM) pathway -> Decreased ... Thyroid Activity -> Decreased ... thyroid activity -> Decrased ... Secondary #Causes #Differential