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Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Study • Clotting tests ... factor activity (e.g ... (e.g. ... Study #diagnosis #hematology ... pathophysiology #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibody (ANA) test ... inflammatory disease (e.g ... Chemistry profile (e.g ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... , ANA (e.g., SLE ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Vascular imaging → Test ... • Provoked (e.g ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... diagnosis #algorithm #hematology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Increased Requirement (e.g ... Liver Function Tests ... Liver Function Tests ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... joint trauma (e.g ... derangements (e.g ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
ischemic hepatitis (e.g ... use assessment (e.g ... atypical laboratory tests ... (e.g., AST or > ... Hepatitis #AH #hepatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Abnormal pathergy test ... skin lesions (e.g ... Ocular disease (e.g ... Vascular lesions (e.g ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
if < 200ng/mL Best ... Special cases (e.g ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
ischemic hepatitis (e.g ... use assessment (e.g ... atypical laboratory tests ... (e.g., AST or > ... Hepatitis #Diagnosis #Hepatology