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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Shoulder Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... after cross-arm test ... Shoulder #Pain #Differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... has a positive TST ... Tuberculin skin testing ... microscopy • Testing ... #Tuberculosis #Testing
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
COPD, asthma, and ACO ... bronchodilator test ... and sensitivity tests ... summary of the differential ... ACO = asthma-COPD
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... titer, ACE level ... myositis • Thyroid testing ... and C serology testing ... workup #diagnosis #testing
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... : anti-ANCA ab, ... , biopsy By Tess ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... celiac and/or testing ... TSH, Consider testing ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... abnormal liver blood tests ... of liver blood tests ... decision for repeat testing ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #ACS ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... #Hypertension #Differential