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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
with suspected pulmonary ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... thromboembolic pulmonary ... HPAH, hereditary pulmonary ... liver function test
Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #function ... #testing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... celiac and/or testing ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... #Hypertension #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... symptomatology Differential ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... Renal #Syndrome #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
Tuberculosis Testing ... Tuberculin skin testing ... microscopy • Testing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #Tuberculosis #Testing
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... of liver blood tests ... decision for repeat testing ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Pocket Medicine:
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test ... the airway • Treating ... #differential #