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Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
Causes of Inaccurate ... False Positive FIT ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
use. 1 Very Fit ... symptoms but are less fit ... from whatever cause ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes include : ... Pre-analytical cause ... aPTT #Prolonged #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... disease, decrease vit ... However, it may ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... It cannot therefore ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
The Pathophysiology of Fat Absorption and Causes of Malabsorption (steatorrhoea)

#Fat #Malabsorption #Pathophysiology #Differential #Steatorrhea #Diarrhea #Diagnosis
Pathophysiology of Fat ... Absorption and Causes ... steatorrhoea) #Fat ... Steatorrhea #Diarrhea #Diagnosis
Causes of Failure to Thrive
 - Inadequate intake 
 - Inadequate retention 
 - Malabsorption
Causes of Failure ... FailureToThrive #FTT ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds