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Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
↓ Transferrin Saturation ... , ↓ Ferritin Anemia ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... particular degree of anemia ... Index < 2: • Anemia ... failure: Aplastic anemia
Calculating a Reticulocyte Index (RI)
Reticulocyte Index = Absolute Reticulocyte Count / Maturation Correction
Absolute Reticulocyte Count =
Reticulocyte Count / Maturation ... hematology #diagnosis #anemia
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
determine if their anemia ... deficiency as well as anemia ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia ... #Transferrin #Saturation
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... vs Anemia of Chronic ... FEP, serum iron, saturation-worthless ... Iron #Deficiency #Anemia
Normal Intracardiac Pressures and O2 Saturations by Chamber

#Normal #Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations #Chamber #Cardiology #Diagnosis #Laboratory #Wedge
Pressures and O2 Saturations ... Intracardiac #Pressures #Saturations ... #Chamber #Cardiology
Differentiating Pacemaker vs ICD on Chest XRay
 - Single Chamber PPM
 - Single Chamber ICD
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ICD #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Radiology #comparison ... #clinical #cardiology
Classification of Anemia
 
#diagnosis  #anemia #Cardiology  #medstudent #CEM
Classification of Anemia ... #diagnosis #anemia ... #Cardiology #medstudent
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
Low O2 saturation ... decrease in O2 saturation ... pneumonia, COPD, anemia
CT angiography chest showing #pulmonaryinfarction due to acute #pulmonaryembolism. #Hamptonhump was viewed on CXR (https://GrepMed.com/images/5576). #photo
was viewed on CXR ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump