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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
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 ... #differential #
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
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #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 ... output - Acute pulmonary
SPONT - Spontaneous Breathing = Pressure Support Ventilation Summary
Basic Set Parameters:
  1) Pressure Support (PS)
SPONT - Spontaneous ... do some of the work ... Most common cause ... - Should be awake ... #Ventilation #pulmonary
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