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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
is severe, may ... , celiac disease ... lacking or there is ... • If response is ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
(COPD) is guided ... Exacerbation severity is ... COPD assessment test ... of expiration; ICS ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Crohn's > UC Anemia ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... fatigue despite disease ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
agglutination After CAD Is ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
K), H. pylori test ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... changes), high MCV anemia ... thrombocytopenia is ... hematologic disorder is
Stepwise approach for managing asthma in youths greater than 12 years of age and adults as
youths greater than 12 ... predicted or personal best ... If asthma is well ... are as follows: ICS ... Therapy #LABA #ICS
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
oral ulcers in 12 ... (this is a skin ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

 •
Retroviral Syndrome is ... differentiation IA is ... is necessary ... is capable of detecting ... • HIV RNA is
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
• Autoimmune diseases ... is highly predictive ... tachycardia or fever, is ... is a superior indicator ... #pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Hypophosphatasia Is ... Neuropathy ALP is ... • Pernicious anemia ... /B12 deficiency ... mineralization Symptoms