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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential ... Hyperthyroid - Inflammatory ... • Inflammatory ... Cancer • Microscopic ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Secretory: • Microscopic ... insufficiency: Chronic ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
arteritis - Inflammatory ... granulomatosis - microscopic ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... induced by chronic ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
deficiency anemia, Chronic ... Inflammatory Diseases ... RBC #Morphology #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #microscopy #atlas
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... abnormal under the microscope ... abnormal under a microscope ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence microscopy ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... (PR3-ANCA)): Microscopic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... : Ocular inflammatory ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Zollinger-Ellison syndrome ... Medications Inflammatory ... Microscopic colitis ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential