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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... many possible causes ... the much smaller differential ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... fallopian tube cysts ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Muscle • Delayed ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infantile Colic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Constitutional delay ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... value of 0.0115, sensitivity ... Thus, further testing ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential ... #Algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal Variant, Delayed ... Celiac, IBD) • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... HELLP Syndrome, Celiac ... Ascariasis, Choledochal Cyst ... #Acute #algorithm
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... , hypoglycemia Testing ... ACTH) stimulation test ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... for AI (but low sensitivity ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate ... Insufficiency #Algorithm