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Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... • Microscopic colitis ... (IBD): Ulcerative ... #inflammatory #classification
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... without discernable cause ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... sulindac - Active IBID ... , ulcerative colitis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd ... the body louse, causes ... subspecies, P. h. capitis ... , headache and abd ... Infectious Diseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Leptospira • Borrelia ... • Lymphoma • Borrelia ... Non-Infectious Causes ... fever • Hyper-IgD
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Causes of Toxic ... Megacolon - Differential ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Fungal • Borrelia ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Joint #pain #Differential
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential ... , asymptomatic IBD ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes