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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... surgery or ileal resection ... #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
Approach to Selecting ... -Serial evaluation ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Algorithm for screening/diagnosis and treatment/follow‐up of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure. Hb, haemoglobin;
Algorithm for screening ... patients with chronic ... failure with reduced ejection ... Iron #Deficiency #Management
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Short Bowel Resection ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
FSGS • Other: Chronic ... rejection, Nephrolithiasis ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Deficiency (Eg Causes: Chronic ... Alpha-Thalassemia 2-3 digene deletion ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis and Management - Narrow vs Wide, Regular vs Irregular
Narrow - Regular:
Use P
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Positive deflection ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #wide #narrow #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... modifications Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Cardenas-Garcia et al (2015) performed a prospective observational study of adult patients receiving vasoactive medications through
but had a strict protocol ... that included selection ... departments (see table ... #Management #Peripheral
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... Management options ... , and surgical resection