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Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
- SPEP - IFE ... FLC - UPEP / IFE ... Testing #Protein #Diagnosis ... MGRS #MGUS #SPEP #IFE
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Endemic Regions - Clinical ... , soft cheese, ice ... cream) Clinical ... Cardiovascular (IE
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
- Differential Diagnosis ... your differential diagnoses ... (i.e., Cardiac, ... When diagnosing ... prioritize possible life-threatening
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... iodine scan – get if ... contraindicated if ... and specific, so if ... positive, you’ve diagnosed
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Diagnosis Adrenal ... test determines if ... If it is lower, ... you have diagnosed ... Insufficiency #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
fatigue despite clinical ... active IBD: IV Fe ... > PO FEFe Carboxymaltose ... & Fe Sucrose > ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
The diagnostic approach ... on determining if ... out differential diagnoses ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical
Classic mucosal-dominant Pemphigus Vulgaris. Suprabasal acantholysis leaving behind a “row of tombstones” (i.e. the basal layer
of tombstones” (i.e ... holding on for dear life ... #Dermatology #Clinical
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis by Organ System - Life Threatening vs Non Life Threatening

#Diagnosis #Differential
- Differential Diagnosis ... Organ System - Life ... Threatening vs Non Life ... Threatening #Diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic ... • Congo Red Diagnostic ... AL amyloidosis diagnosis ... Serum and urine IFE ... Amyloidosis #Workup #Diagnosis