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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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... the following: 1. ... cultures, but test ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
and Screening Testing ... - Renal ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... syndrome - Overnight 1- ... Causes #Screening #Workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... CRP level: (1) ... as opposed to 1 ... for Chronic Polyarthritis ... #diagnosis #testing
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... of underlying disease ... 3) Optional tests ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup ... #hepatology
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
/ (TP + FN) = 1 ... probability of getting ... > incidence in chronic ... how related two values ... #calculations #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
that a one-off value ... normal/high - Chronic ... As with many disease ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... cells can indicate disease ... CLL Labs: 1. ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
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)