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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Secretagogues → activate ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Management #gastroenterology
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic acid is an endogenous ... with exercise/activity ... of underlying disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #classification
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease ... #Irritable #Bowel
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... (irritable bowel ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease ... #differential #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Anaerobic muscular activity ... with underlying disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... Risk 60-100% Ib ... enrrikke #Forrest #Classification ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification ... #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypermotility: • Irritable ... (IBD): Ulcerative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #inflammatory #classification
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... hypertension Heritable ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... during hemolytic disease ... cytokines, which activate ... #Classification ... Pathophysiology #Allergy #Diagnosis