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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
Hyperthyroidism (low TSH, High T4/T3) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Radioactive iodine scan – get if concern for nodular
High T4/T3) - Diagnostic ... specific, so if positive ... Check pregnancy test ... workup choices ... #Algorithm #Workup
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
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
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 ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Positive Seidel test on fluorescein stain exam

Globe rupture can be identified by a positive Seidel test
Positive Seidel ... test on fluorescein ... Seidel test on ... in making the diagnosis ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
in the supine position ... A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... unaffected leg; in a positive ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
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
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
Positive Lachman's ... Test The Lachman ... test used to diagnose ... ACL #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Positive