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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity is the diagnostic ... result in severe anemia ... immune hemolytic anemia ... the presence of renal ... #Workup #Hematology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
lower risk of renal ... cardiac output causes ... LEG RAISE (PLR) ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... cause a Hg drop ... cause a 3-6% drop ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Thrombosis in vascular beds-renal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... - 1.65 SPEP can ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology