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Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Algorithm #arthropathy
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... syndrome 4. ... Systemic disease ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Algorithm Steatorrhea ... Microscopic Colitis Disordered ... Syndrome (diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
     •
Mucous Membrane Disorder ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Erosions ... • Inflammatory bowel ... #Algorithm #causes
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... , Inflammatory Bowel ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... deviation • Jaccoud arthropathy ... small and large bowel ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Nail Disorders secondary ... Abnormality • SLE ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
disorders: celiac ... syndrome), Crohn ... Systemic disorders ... Irritable bowel ... #Differential #diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Behcet disease - SLE ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Strongyloides Stercoralis
EPIDEMIOLOGY - ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHEASTERN U.S.:
 • 0-6% US Prevalence of those:
 • ~30% Asymptomatic
Migration to Pulmonary System ... pain, vomiting, diarrhea ... enteropathy, protein-calorie ... HYPERINFECTION SYNDROME ... Translocation through bowel