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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
(HIT) result is ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior ... #CVA #Peripheral ... #HeadImpulse #Testing
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
It is usually impractical ... to test and treat ... In most cases, it ... be categorized as ... pick specific tests
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 ... Breath test for ... #Workup #Management ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Workup Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... cultures, but test ... vs non-IBS! ... • If Diarrhea:
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
- Diagnostic and ... Workup Algorithm ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... stool), Breath test ... negative: 1) Adjust IS
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
normal, although it ... adrenal glands as ... Evaluation #laboratory #diagnosis ... #testing #endocrinology ... #workup
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
) - Diagnosis and ... with rotation • Posterior ... a test of reduction ... Bigelow method: FLEX ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... perineum, and posterior ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test