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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 ... In most cases, it ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... sodium loading test ... #Hypertension #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
Causes of Inaccurate ... Fecal Occult Blood Test ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis #Differential
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, a common cause ... fever - Another cause ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... Fever #Travel #Differential
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
age, which can cause ... false positive tests ... adjusted d-dimer testing ... pathophysiology #hematology #differential
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... cascade is intact - test ... discern these causes ... liver function tests ... fibrinogen levels, and testing
Testing for Diabetes Type II
 - 
Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
Testing for Diabetes ... Hemoglobin A1c test ... - Fasting blood ... sugar test - Oral ... Classification #Testing
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
, Symptoms and Testing ... speaking - Sleep Test ... - Ice Test - ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... #PhysicalExam #Testing
COVID-19 PCR and Serology Testing - Timeline
 • Nucleic Acid Test - Most reliable and can
PCR and Serology Testing ... • Nucleic Acid Test ... days • Antibody Test ... 10 days Both tests ... antibody #antibodies #testing