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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... hydrogen breath test ... performed, may show melanosis ... : • Consider diagnostic ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test ... #InfectiousDiseases
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
Testing for the Diagnosis ... There are NO tests ... giving a false positive ... likely a false positive ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy ... rate • Fewer position ... Water assisted colonoscopy ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test ... #algorithm #management
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... Test for celiac ... if serology is positive ... change medical management ... Evaluation #workup #diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... specific, so if positive ... , you’ve diagnosed ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices AND management
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... patient has a positive ... • The goal of diagnosing ... • The positive ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... diagnostic strategy ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... Balloon Expulsion Test
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases