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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
autoantibodies are ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... #endocrinology ... #workup
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory ... value is low, tests ... indirect antiglobulin tests ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
European descent • Age ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... #workup #hepatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... glucose suppression test ... #Management #Endocrinology
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... false positive tests ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... you’ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... today, patients aged ... #differential # ... diagnosis