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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... surgery or ileal resection ... barium, CT, or MR ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Post-Partum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Blood Loss: >500mL post vaginal delivery OR >1000 mL
Causes of Post-Partum ... Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... post Caesarean section ... . heparin) • Pre-existing
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
Evaluation of Leukocytosis ... sepsis, organ rejection ... part automated differential ... sepsis, organ rejection ... the underlying cause
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... NRH & Heme eval. re ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... /other causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Idiopathic LV dysfunction ... exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... sx: dyspnea on exertion
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
mixed GH & PRL) ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary MRI ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection ... or refractory cases
Dysgeusia Causes - Principal Categories of Gustatory Dysfunction
A large number of medications have been implicated in
chemotherapy, which can cause ... These effects are ... is most likely caused ... airflow and odor detection ... help #Diagnosis #Differential
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
(WPW) • ECG Section ... pathway that can cause ... Block • ECG Section ... Utility: • Syncope evaluation ... #cardiology #differential
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
There are faint ... Case description ... • Surgical resection ... Differential diagnosis ... Chondroma #clinical #mri
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
left ventricular ejection ... ., Black women are ... , selenium) Differential ... absence of systolic dysfunction ... Rule out other causes