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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... performed, may show melanosis ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with mucicarmine positive ... thick mucicarmine positive ... capsule and positive ... #atlas #fungi #microbiology ... #differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing ... Colonoscopy +/- ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
with mucicarmine positive ... thick mucicarmine positive ... capsule and positive ... fungi #infections #microbiology ... #differential #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... Positive family ... taken at home, work ... age < 20 or > 50 years ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... conditions (supine position ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
and typically lasts ... arthritides Crystal Deposition ... ochronosis and crystal deposition ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Over 120 years ago ... the recumbent position ... the horizontal position ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... pathophysiology #differential