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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 ... Workup #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
indicate the initial evaluation ... history alongside evaluation ... decision for repeat testing ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach ... #workup #differential
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Assessment: • Evaluation ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... function (Handgrip test ... (avoiding long fasting ... DON’TS • Approach
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... specific questions to ask ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... determine if stress test ... days before Pulmonary
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
that needs unique approach ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... special ligament/meniscus ... testing. ... Posterior #Injury #msk