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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... performed, may show melanosis ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute ... diarrhea 2. ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... conditions (supine position ... #Hypertension #Differential
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... Colonoscopy • ... colitis, Overflow diarrhoea ... diff, Viral (HIV, COVID ... #differential #
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... bilateral cysts, Positive ... leukocytosis, Positive ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Peritoneal Dialysis Complications
Peritonitis:
 • Can't miss! 6% of cases result in death
 • Diagnostics:
6% of cases result ... 50% pMNs. 3) positive ... dialysate retention, diarrhea ... nephrology #diagnosis #differential