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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
diagnosis of chronic diarrhea ... impractical to test ... First, physicians should ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... of liver blood tests ... that should be ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... hydrogen breath test ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ill patient that should ... reflection on the differential ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
on Transvaginal POCUS ... +preg test. ... exam followed by POCUS ... Unstable patients should ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... What we should be ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS ... Your differential ... should be widened ... Ulcer #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Retained Bullet on POCUS
Although it kinda looks like an eyeball, the clinical scenario here was a
Retained Bullet on POCUS ... exam, not just POCUS ... Should we cut it ... other diagnostic test ... clinical #ultrasound