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Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Hypermotility: • Irritable ... (IBD): Ulcerative ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Causes ... #inflammatory #classification
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Stable Angina ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Causes
Algorithm for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm
ES diagnosed (≥ 3 episodes of VT/ICD therapies
Algorithm for the ... Management of Ventricular ... cardioversion Stable ... of reversible causes ... #Tachycardia #Algorithm
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications ... lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D ... #Classes #Diagnosis
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 ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... fatigue despite disease ... /other causes • ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Lifestyle ... • Secondary Causes ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... #DMII #Classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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histoplasmosis (>10 cases ... Severe Disseminated Disease ... for 3 days, then BID ... with ARV (see Table ... Prevention #Treatment #management