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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 ... #HgbA1c #Laboratory ... #Increase #Decrease
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology and Benefits in Sickle Cell Disease
 • Decreases number of pain crises (
Hydroxyurea - Pathophysiology ... Cell Disease • Decreases ... 4.5 vs. 2.4) • Decreases ... organ benefit and decreased ... Benefits #SickleCell #pathophysiology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
pressure, which can decrease ... Both can decrease ... In CHF, decreases ... In COPD, decreases ... status • Won't Work
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Factors (GF's) • Decrease ... Osteocytes • Increase ... Bone Resorption, Decreased ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology
NSAIDS and their effects on the Kidney - Pathophysiology

Arachidonic Acid metabolites into alternative pathways that modify
on the Kidney - Pathophysiology ... inhibition • Increase ... distal RTA • Increase ... Vasoconstriction and decreased ... nephrology #Effects #pathophysiology
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 ... #Differential #Pathophysiology
Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
- History and Workup ... Ca2+, albumin, HbAIc ... Unintentional #Diagnosis #workup
Drugs that Impair Renal Potassium Excretion 

Decreased ENaC channel function: Amiloride, Triamterene, Pentamidine
Decreased Aldosterone Synthesis: Heparin,
Excretion Decreased ... , Pentamidine Decreased ... Ketoconazole Decreased ... Beta-Blockers Decreased ... #Hyperkalemia #Pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... failure leads to an increase ... ferroportin → Decreased ... ferroportin leads to decreased ... symptoms and QOL and decreased
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... Basic labs for decreased ... testing - Lab for decreased ... liver disease, decrease ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup