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Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Screening Testing ... cause of renal disease ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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- Sickle cell disease ... - Hepatitis ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... Torsion of the testis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
Clinical diagnosis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #Alcoholic ... #hepatology #criteria
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
Clinical Diagnosis ... of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... >1.5, and both values ... atypical laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
strategy with minimal testing ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... cultures, but test ... Rule out celiac disease ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... but elevated as disease ... : • Viral hepatitis ... #workup #hepatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
15% of AIHA Primary ... Positive Coombs testing ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... unclear, or if a primary
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
including acute hepatitis ... with positive testing ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... of Infectious Diseases
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
that a one-off value ... up EPO levels Primary ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Best to have an