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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Non-infectious: IBD ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... surgery - VA Joint ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... Motility: Diet, IBS-C ... , Anal pain (e.g ... . fissure), Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... ), RA, crystal disease ... cutoff... >10K is ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Osgood-Schlatter Disease ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Abdominal hernia • Rib ... #Chronic #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Causes of Leg Pain ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... • Bursitis • IBD ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... lower #extremity #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Noninflammatory • Trauma ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Post-op surgery • Trauma
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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- Addison’s disease ... • Stress • Pain ... sickness • Meniere disease ... • Foods • IBS ... #gastroenterology