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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... 2. ... Systemic disease ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Debate if this should ... be 1° or 2°) - ... - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... frozen serum (2) ... the presence of anemia ... for Chronic Polyarthritis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... than 50/μL) 2. ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... NTM #Infections #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
2. ... Renal failure (uremia ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... fever CMV: • 2- ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... 100% of cases), anemia
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CA, small cell lung ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... : > 2 • NASH,
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
for giant cell arteritis ... • Normocytic anemia ... normal and can help differentiate ... treatment for PMR is a chronic ... intervals over 2
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , this list is long ... normal/high - Chronic ... Best to have an
Hemoglobin A1c (glycated hemoglobin) reflects the average blood glucose concentration over the course of the RBC
mortality in the long-term ... cardiovascular diseases ... few coexisting chronic ... multiple coexisting chronic ... Digestive and Kidney Diseases