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Iron Panel Interpretation

Iron deficiency - ↓ Iron, ↑-nl Transferrin / TIBC, ↓ Transferrin Saturation,  ↓
↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... ↓ Transferrin Saturation ... nl Transferrin Saturation ... #diagnosis #differential
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... hematology #anemia #differential ... #diagnosis #calculation
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Hatched larvae enter circulation ... Maturation proceeds ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
For an elderly patient with multiple comorbidities it can be challenging to determine if their anemia
secondary to iron deficiency ... To you help differentiate ... Diagnosis #Iron #Deficiency ... #Transferrin #Saturation
Feedback Loop: Prolactin (PRL)
 • PRL levels exhibit diurnal, menstrual, and age-related variation
 • TRH has
proliferation and maturation ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
schistosomulae 8) Circulation ... blood in liver and maturation ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
involved in B cell maturation ... BTK -> Impaired maturation ... antibodies) -> Complete deficiency ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Causes of B12 deficiency. 

This great diagram shows normal absorption and outlines most possible causes. At
Causes of B12 deficiency ... the top is a B12-deficient ... bind Cbl in the circulation ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Pulse Oximetry Summary
Pulse oximetry is the non-invasive continuous measurement of the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. It
of the oxygen saturation ... deoxy hemoglobin differentially ... #critcalcare #pathophysiology
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
SaO2 - percent saturation ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pathophysiology