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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
possible causes ... and treating to ... First, physicians should ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
deficiency, ... laboratory ... tests + imaging ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
aldosterone - Low in cases ... in which injury ... Insufficiency #Evaluation #laboratory ... #diagnosis #testing ... endocrinology #workup
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... bronchial wall injury ... Most Common Causes ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... liver or renal injury ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests ... #typea #typeb #classification
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... management #neurology #differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
workup. ... (25%) TEST FOR: ... ligament/meniscus testing ... WORK UP: obtain ... #msk #clinical
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... to lying down should ... can cause a Hg ... from accessing port ... pathophysiology #differential
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... 2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... 2022 “Physicians should ... reference level Laboratory ... #SmallPox #Laboratory