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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Weight loss (90%) 3. ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
3. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , Chronic spontaneous ... urticaria, Chronic ... #rheumatology #
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Rome IV Criteria ... cultures, but test ... missing things" → fewer ... Rule out celiac disease
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... Presentation: • Fever ... Criteria - Fever ... strawberry tongue 3. ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... months to 3 years ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... Fever >5d * Criteria ... Incomplete (2-3 ... criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Criteria #Workup
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Incubation period: 3- ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Lactose intolerance 3. ... Systemic disease ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... - Yamaguchi criteria ... weeks or longer 3. ... #rheumatology # ... management
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Joint - Following 3 ... : • Acute or chronic ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis