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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... meds, Consider diagnostic ... hydrogen breath test ... performed, may show melanosis ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... conditions (supine position ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Use a positive ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... Balloon Expulsion Test
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 positive ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Diagnosis: • Mildly ... Confirm when ElA is positive ... in response to positive ... immunodiffusion test ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... infections are caused ... neutropenia (performs best ... AspGM can be also positive ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
the recumbent position ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... can cause a Hg ... of unnecessary diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis