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Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Primary Amenorrhea Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Workup: • ... LH • Pelvic Ultrasound ... #obgyn #gynecology
Assessment of a Patient Presenting to the ED after a Medical Abortion:
 • History, including if/when
Exam • Pelvic Ultrasound ... Abortion #algorithm #workup ... #evaluation #diagnosis ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... above testing negative ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE relies on evaluation ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... (when evaluation ... patients with a negative
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative ... count on initial evaluation ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... activity is the diagnostic ... antiglobulin tests - Negative ... WBC count and differential ... #Workup #Hematology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... X-ray and lung ultrasound ... Phos), CBC with differential ... - Infectious workup ... Do not measure negative