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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Cancer • Microscopic ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
Tongue Pathology ... , fissured tongue ... , and hairy tongue ... require biopsy to differentiate ... Burning mouth syndrome
Beautiful acanthocytes/spur cells in a patient with McLeod Syndrome. X-linked disorder characterized by reduced expression of
patient with McLeod Syndrome ... associated with chronic ... SpurCells #McLeod #Syndrome ... Smear #Pathology #Microscopy
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
biopsy of the tongue ... under polarized microscopy ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
Extremity Swelling - Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Chronic: • Venous ... Disease • Chronic ... Extremity #Swelling #Differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... • Refeeding Syndrome ... • Anorexia • Chronic ... Steatorrhea • Chronic ... #LowPhosphate #Differential
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... disease - Alport syndrome ... pain hematuria syndrome ... • Nutcracker syndrome ... #Hematuria #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Malabsorption syndromes ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Infectious - Chronic ... mycobacterial - Chronic ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... #Pulmonology #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... symptomatology Differential ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... #differential #