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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... diagnosis of chronic ... of chronic diarrhea ... the much smaller differential ... #Chronic #Diarrhea
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... AC joint: 1. ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #MSK
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
) Exclude: 1. ... Causes of acute ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Breath test for ... #Workup #Management ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Screening #Workup ... #table
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential ... Algorithm Acidosis ... - RTA - Diarrhea ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Workup
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Hypernatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Diabetes Insipidus Workup ... Step #1 - Consider ... & desmopressin test
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... hydrogen breath test ... fecal elastase-1 ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... Intermittent diarrhea ... #algorithm #management