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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... hydrogen breath test ... Consider diagnostic fast ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Diagnosis and Management ... Symptoms and Signs ... Abdominal pain; ... T. whipplei tests ... T. whipplei test
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... conditions (supine position ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... Summary Use a positive ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... ≥ 1x/ week in last ... cultures, but test
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... balance >3-4 liters positive ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Non-intubated: Low-fat
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound ... hour prior at work ... What is the best ... A FAST or urine ... will not change management
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... 3) Optional tests ... smear/culture/ADA ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
RUQ FAST Exam ... for sonographic signs ... #Rupture #RUQ #FAST ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Skin lesions • Positive ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... determine if stress test ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management