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Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs and ... without discernable cause ... whipple) • Inflammatory ... (IBD, eosinophilic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #differential #gastroenterology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
increase in inflammatory ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... iron #deficiency #CHF
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... disease • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology