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Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Diarrhea - Differential ... "drug-induced enteropathy ... Hypermotility: • Irritable ... bowel syndrome (IBS ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Inflammatory: ... • IBD • Rheumatic ... disorders • Celiac disease ... following EtOH induced
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
diverticulosis), Drug induced ... changes without chronic ... (irritable bowel ... #inflammatroy # ... mimics #mimickers #differential
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Elite athletes • Chronic ... Coagulopathy, Steroids • Reduced ... • Inflammatory ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Constipation • Irritable ... • Inflammatory ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Crystal induced ... Rheumatologic Disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Hypersensitivity (DRESS, drug-induced ... insufficiency, Chronic ... inflammatory disease ... IBD Stanford Internal
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
kidney disease ... Drug-induced hyperkalemia ... ACE-Is and ARBs ... Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... • Hydralazine-Induced ... Syndrome: - Ocular inflammatory ... polyarteritis, drug-induced
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory ... thyroid, drug-induced ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... muscular atrophy • Chronic