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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... many possible causes ... pick specific tests ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome - Acute ... Vomiting - Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... • Severe diarrhea ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... elevation • Nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... Phase: • The short
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Compensation, Acute ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Manifestations Causes ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... : - Impaired short-term ... Manifestations #Differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... #typea #typeb #classification
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
False Positives Causes ... False-negative treponemal tests ... reports have described ... Acute (<6 months ... False #Positives #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
can cause a Hg ... lying down and can cause ... blood loss or acute ... from accessing port ... pathophysiology #differential
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 ... of acute flaccid ... Differential diagnosis ... paralysis but spares ...  West Nile virus