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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
of chronic diarrhea ... many possible causes ... of chronic diarrhea ... much smaller differential ... #Chronic #Diarrhea
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... Causes of Thiamine ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... #beriberi #nutrition
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False-negative treponemal tests ... are rare; case ... reports have described ... False #Positives #differential ... #diagnosis #syphilis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Chronic infections ... the Fingers Clinically ... tissue at the nail base ... Abnormal #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Clinical Presentations ... Persistent or chronic ... infections can cause ... infections) • Chronic ... #diagnosis #differential
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
defined acute angle ... Case description ... - Chronic: ... Differential diagnosis ... #Radiology #diagnosis