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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Elevation == Decreased ... Asplenia Laboratory Interference ... Reduction == Increase ... HgbA1c #Laboratory #Increase ... #Decrease #Diagnosis
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 ... hair) • Risk Of Clinical
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Negative feedback on hypothalamus/pituitary, Decreasing ACTH -> Decr Sex
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Factors (GF's) • Decrease ... Osteocytes • Increase ... Bone Resorption, Decreased
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Na-K ATPase -> increase ... extracellular K -> increase ... intracellular Ca -> increase ... contractility - Decreases ... biphasic T waves - Short
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
- Cotton wool spots ... Retinitis Pigmentosa (Decreased ... field defects, decrease
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
by the use of short-acting ... per week, some interference ... therapy should be decreased ... antagonists), and SABA (short-acting
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
epicondyle tenderness, decreased ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho #Sports
Reduction of Posterior Elbow Dislocation

#Elbow #Dislocation #Reduction #Posterior #clinical #video #msk #sports #orthopedics #physicalexam
Reduction #Posterior #clinical ... #video #msk #sports
Muehrcke's Lines (Leukonychia striata)
Narrow while transverse lines (Not depressed, compared to Beau's lines). Usually 2 or
Seen in states of decreased ... protein synthesis or increase ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
Urinary Loss Decreased ... K-ATPase which imports