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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... Ova and parasite ... fever, abdominal ... #Diarrhea #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... , weight loss, abdominal ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Fever #Acute
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... infarction • Lymphoma/Leukemia ... aneurysms • Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Malabsorption syndromes ... #management #algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Risk ... factors: Previous acute ... inflammation, Abdominal ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... arthritis - SLE ... - Acute rheumatic ... Hematologic - Leukemia
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Causes of Hypokalemia ... nasogastric suction, Diarrhea ... , Heat stroke, Fever ... Hypomagnesemia, Acute ... leukemia and lymphomas
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... • New onset SLE
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... pain, nausea, diarrhea ... with abdominal ... It causes the absolute ... known pathogenic cause