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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... RBC turnover • Iron ... • Asplenia Laboratory ... • Hemolytic anemia ... End-stage renal disease
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
storage form of iron ... Check the iron saturation ... of elevated ferritin ... Sideroblastic anemia ... extreme ferritin elevation
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Hemolytic Anemias ... - Pernicious anemia ... deficiency - Iron ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #Laboratory
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... hallmark for the disease ... result in severe anemia ... immune hemolytic anemia ... Mild-to-moderate elevation
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... Causes of elevated ... - assess other laboratory ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #typea #typeb #classification
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... conditions) • Severe iron ... deficiency anemia ... overdrive • Elevated ... coronary heart disease
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... • Pernicious anemia ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... intracranial pressure - Elevated ... eliminated • Elevation