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Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... discernable cause • Signs ... Inflammatory (IBD, eosinophilic ... #gastroenterology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... Testing Algorithm ... Peripheral blood eosinophilia ... organ-specific signs ... #Disorders #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Pathophysiology Organic/Pathologic ... Intolerance • Celiac ... Testing Treatment Algorithm ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal - Can't initiate swallow, Cough/nasal regurg when attempting to swallow
Esophageal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Esophageal Web, Eosinophilic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... solids #liquids #gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
tests Test for celiac ... of small bowel pathology ... workup #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs ... Nausea Duodenal eosinophilia ... Pathophysiology #gastroenterology ... symptoms #diagnosis #signs
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
RUQ: • Biliary colic ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac ... pseudoobstruction • Eosinophilic ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Classification of Gastritis
Non-atrophic: Helicobacter pylori
Atrophic
 • Autoimmune: Autoimmunity
 • Multifocal atrophic: H. pylori, environmental insults
Special forms
Lymphocytic: Gluten (coeliac ... idiopathic • Eosinophilic ... Classification #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
insufficiency - Celiac ... vomiting • Fatigue Signs ... Cortisol Deficiency: Signs ... glucose • ↑ Eosinophils ... Reduced libido • Signs
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... clinical context and signs ... Interstitial nephritis: eosinophilia ... #AKI #Workup #Algorithm