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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Systemic: Chronic ... neurocognitive disease ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Autoimmune / Inflammatory ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Neurologic
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... myelosuppressive agents • Inflammatory ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... • Infections: Chronic
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... infectious, or inflammatory ... disease. ... Chronic Back Stiffness ... Patterns #Features #Comparison
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastroparesis Lower ... Diverticulitis Lower ... • Inflammatory
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... illness (upper and lower ... Inflammatory Bowel ... COPD) • Chronic
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(25-75%): Inflammatory ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Recurrent and chronic
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Inflammatory: ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #algorithm