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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Whipple Disease ... disease suspected ... progressive CNS disease ... unknown origin, chronic ... #Disease #diagnosis
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... • Parkinson's Disease ... • Huntington's Disease ... Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Reversible Causes of "Dementia ... Neurosyphilis, Lime disease ... , Whipple's disease ... Hypercalcemia, Cushing's disease ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... • Celiac Disease ... with TTG) • Chronic ... Inflammation • Whipple's ... • Lymphoma #Chronic
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... Depression - Disease ... (acute and chronic
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
• Abuse • Dementia ... • Small bowel disease ... Cholestatic liver disease ... Endocrinopathy • Chronic
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Bronchopulmonary Disease ... Bronchiectasis • Chronic ... Cystic Fibrosis • Chronic ... (Crohn's Disease ... Clubbing #Fingernail #dermatology
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
• Anemia of Chronic ... • Anemia of Chronic ... , Chronic Inflammation ... , Chronic Infection ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Injury to Root Chronic ... Rheumatic Fever, Whipple ... Disease • Inflammatory ... Valve Dysfunction Chronic ... , Cogan's Disease
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Anorexia, Depression, Dementia ... • Chronic Disease