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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Ova and parasite ... fever, abdominal ... pain 3. ... #workup #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... loss, abdominal pain ... , diarrhea • Seronegative ... cognitive deficits • Fever ... unknown origin, chronic
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... Nausea, abdominal pain ... , diarrhea, Tachycardia ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Diarrhea • Giardia ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... acute rheumatic fever ... = RA, SLE, psoriatic ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup