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Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... infections can cause ... pseudotuberculosis; may mimic appendicitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #presentations
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... with intra-abdominal ... Delayed presentation
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Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Osmotic diuresis (see ... consciousness • No access ... loss • Watery Diarrhea
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis ... endemic areas Presentation ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... Flatulence, Fatigue, Abdominal ... cramping, Watery diarrhea
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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the symptomatic presentation ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 32%) Atypical Presentations ... • New onset SLE ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... inhibitors • Presentation ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... , abdominal pain ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... again we might see ... multitude of clinical presentations ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
TYPICAL PRESENTATION ... part of PFAPA presentation ... pain, nausea, diarrhea ... The classic presentation ... It causes the absolute