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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... impractical to test ... many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... pick specific tests
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Approach to Thyroid Function ... Tests in the Evaluation ... normal T4 +/- T3 ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm ... endocrinology #TFTs #TSH #Interpretation
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
smear, HIV/HCV testing ... PLT in selected cases ... K), H. pylori test ... country), thyroid function ... test, ANA (e.g.
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... unclear (often the case ... then go to stim testing ... Standard Stim test ... normal adrenal function
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
includes the complete analysis ... Clarity Dipstick test ... • Urinary casts ... with normal renal function ... leucocyte-esterase #urine #UNa #casts
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Vanishing Testes ... Syndrome • Absent Testes ... Hypothalamic: • Functional ... (e.g. eating disorder
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... moderate-to-severe cases ... ) • Pulmonary function ... tests: obstructive
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Summary Meta-Analysis ... probability of getting ... proportion of cases ... Incidence: No of new cases ... Prevalence: total No of cases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
African tick typhus (caused ... falciparum: Most cases ... liver and renal function ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... normal axis Non Functional ... Misalignment before casting ... • Premature cast ... #Orthopedics #Causes