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Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing ... Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared ... Monoclonal #Gammopathy #Testing ... FLC #Nephrology #Laboratory ... #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... diagnosis of chronic ... many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Laboratory ... Testing SUMMARY ... #Disease #Laboratory ... #Testing #Comparison
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... Usually composed ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #dermatology #compared
CDiff (Clostridium difficile) Testing Compared
Toxin EIA assay, GDH assay, NAAT/PCR 

- Dr. Milana Bogorodskaya https://twitter.com/foamid

#CDifficile #Clostridium
Clostridium difficile) Testing ... Compared Toxin ... Clostridium #CDiff #Testing ... #Comparison #Table ... PCR #EIA #GDH #Laboratory
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cerebral salt wasting ... : • Acute or chronic ... #Causes #nephrology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... hypoxia • Wasting ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... the airway • Treating
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
Syphilis Reverse Algorithm ... first step in the algorithm ... of inflammation caused ... consider untreated chronic ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
calcium-b) • Laboratory ... Discontinuation of causal ... versus DIL • Laboratory ... • Evolution: Chronic ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Clinical Trial: compares ... Proves cause-effect ... odds ratio): compares ... probability of getting ... > incidence in chronic