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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... #algorithm #workup
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
Causes of Wide Pulse ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... Pulmonary Disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Chronic ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... taken at home, work ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Csf opening pressure ... of prior silent pulmonary ... w/ subacute-to-chronic ... Nausea & vomiting ... University Infectious Diseases