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X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... 40% of patients diagnosed ... involved in B cell maturation ... BTK -> Impaired maturation ... antibodies) -> Complete deficiency
Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
Interpretation Iron deficiency ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... Ferritin Iron deficiency ... Interpretation #deficiency ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
for screening/diagnosis ... follow‐up of iron deficiency ... TSAT, transferrin saturation ... #Iron #Deficiency ... #Management #Diagnosis
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
secondary to iron deficiency ... following approach: #Diagnosis ... #Iron #Deficiency ... #Transferrin #Saturation
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Iron Deficiency ... FEP, serum iron, saturation-worthless ... TIBC-specific for iron deficiency ... Bloodman #Iron #Deficiency
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... cell anemia, G6PD deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Venous Oxygen Saturation to qualify reliability of VBGs
#Diagnosis #VBG #ABG #Saturation #Conversion #Reliability #Comparison
Venous Oxygen Saturation ... reliability of VBGs #Diagnosis ... #VBG #ABG #Saturation
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Lineage

#Hematopoietic #StemCell #Lineage #hematology #diagnosis #maturation
Lineage #hematology #diagnosis ... #maturation
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 #Diagnosis
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... and/or Folate Deficiency ... inadequate to diagnosis ... deficiency. ... #Diagnosis #Nutrition