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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... First, physicians should ... the much smaller differential ... #Algorithm #Testing
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... decision for repeat testing ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Insufficiency - Algorithm ... require Cosyntropin testing ... cortisol level should ... Step 3) Differentiate ... Insufficiency #Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
and paralysis should ... If present, it should ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #differential
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... treatment of Hereditary ... initial screening test ... elevated, HFE gene testing
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... Antimicrobial treatment ... of serum CrAg testing ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... tests before beginning ... treatment.
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
mosquito bite Diarrhea ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
Valley Fever) - Diagnosis ... disseminated disease and should ... prompt additional tests ... TREATMENT: Clinically ... #Management #infectiousdiseases