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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 ... Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... cultures, but test ... red flags - Low chance ... missing things" → fewer ... • If Diarrhea:
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Intermittent diarrhea ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... macrophages from a small bowel ... #algorithm #management
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... occult blood test ... #Algorithm #Causes
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... death Neutropenic Fever ... Syndrome: • Facial ... coma SIADH: • Hyponatremia ... #cancer
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... urinary retention, bowel ... SVC syndrome: - Facial ... , rash, hypoxia, ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis