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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... turnover • Iron, B-12 ... • Hemolytic anemia ... End-stage renal disease ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... Acidosis - Differential ... presentations and disease ... before beginning treatment ... #Differential #
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Fever Hematologic disease ... caused by Bartonella ... Incubation period: 3-12 ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... blood count with differential
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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- Liver enzyme elevation ... enzymes ↑ • Mild anemia ... detecting HIV for 10-12 ... antibody test) Treatment ... ART to slow HIV disease
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Septic emboli cause ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... • IV antibiotics
Anosmia Causes - Principal Etiologies of Olfactory Dysfunction
For olfactory disorders (and for most taste problems), the
Anosmia Causes - ... polyps) as the cause ... improve after treatment ... these conditions.12 ... disorders #Diagnosis #Differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infectious Disease ... febrile illness, elevations ... No hemolytic anemia ... develop within 4 to 12 ... Fever #Travel #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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Severe Disseminated Disease ... BID for at least 12 ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology