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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
of chronic diarrhea ... of chronic diarrhea ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential ... #Chronic #Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Chronic Vision Loss ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Cotton wool spots ... Glaucoma (Open-Angle ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... #Management #Signs
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... , vomiting and diarrhea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... agglutination - test ... #treatment #management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical ... Malnutrition due to chronic ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... Causes of Thiamine ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... paralysis but spares ...  West Nile virus ...  CIDP: Chronic