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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... performed, may show melanosis ... testing for celiac disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
FABER Maneuver: Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation 

Tips to distinguish SI joint pain from other areas of
ROM: indicates hip ... or iliopsoas disease ... How good is this test ... - Can also be positive ... Sacroiliac #SIJoint #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... and Workup Summary ... Use a positive ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... #Diagnosis #workup
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... disease with serology ... is positive Bidirectional ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Fanconi's syndrome ... Glomerular Proteinuria (Positive ... Minimal change disease ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver ... 45° towards the test ... throughout the test ... #Instructions #Diagnosis ... #neurology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infiltrative disorders, HIV ... metastases, Hungry bone syndrome ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... conditions (supine position ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... : - ANCA-positive ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... K), H. pylori test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Causes #Workup