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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... • Rome IV Criteria ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Rome IV Criteria ... last 3 months + symptom ... and Hepatology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... liver transplant center ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms ... • Caused by liver ... of neurologic/cognitive ... TIPS West Haven Criteria ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... (8,000 ft) and is ... 10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... capillaries • Criteria ... #differential #diagnosis
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
the most common cause ... gyrus (the reading center ... Pathophysiology: ... Agraphia #clinical #neurology ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... lymph node biopsy (diagnostic ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... Hodgkins #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
children, and is ... their turn • Causes ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... signs #psychiatry #criteria