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Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Disease - Laboratory ... marrow iron stain-"gold ... but compliance and ... Laboratory #Testing #Comparison ... #Table #Fe
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
clinical associations ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
practices that could ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... changes), high MCV anemia
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... the presence of anemia ... : HIV test, a rubella ... RF (if clinical ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... /or optic nerve ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology