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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Summary Clinical ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Gram stain, cell count ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... gland radiation, trauma ... sulindac - Active IBID ... colitis, rheumatoid arthritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Factitious fever • Trauma ... • Fungal • Protozoa ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Elevated Platelet Count ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculitides, IBD ... , Celiac disease ... infarction, Severe trauma
Endoscopy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Scoping Summary
 • One way to ileum- tips &
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Summary • One ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
without unnecessary drama ... cultures, appropriate management ... satisfied discharge summary ... about isolation protocols ... anyone cared to count
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
algorithm for CDI ... inflammatory bowel disease ... changes, leukocyte count ... clostridiumdifficile #IBD ... #Algorithm #Gastroenterology