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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... fecal elastase-1 ... for celiac disease
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... negative predictive value ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Tests #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... ; MRA; abdominal ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... Causes #Screening #Workup ... #table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... strategy with minimal testing ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... the following: 1. ... cultures, but test
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... determine if stress test ... : - Known CV disease ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Obstruction on POCUS ... history of Crohn's disease ... which she reports getting ... for this SBO, diagnosed ... specificity using 1)