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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... and Workup Summary ... strategy with minimal testing ... cultures, but test ... #Diagnosis #workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Positive Coombs testing ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... cells can indicate disease ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Testing: • Pulse ... Should be performed ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... patients with kidney disease ... patches on back, shoulder ... #comparison #table ... #dermatology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
- Differential Diagnosis ... von Willebrand syndrome ... of factor VII should ... fibrinogen levels, and testing ... #Hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
weird joints (shoulders ... • Underlying disease ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison