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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Whipple Disease ... ) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Arthralgias, weight loss ... unknown origin, chronic ... #Disease #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
) - Diagnosis and ... Symptoms and Signs ... Weight loss (90% ... diarrhea (75%) Diagnostic ... #Disease #diagnosis
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Cognitive Impairment - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Cognitive impairment + loss ... HIV, syphilis, Whipple ... (parkinsonian signs ... progressive - Loss ... #Differential #
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Anorexia, Depression, Dementia ... • Chronic Disease ... Diagnosis
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
9 Ds of Weight loss ... the Elderly - Dementia ... Disease (acute and chronic ... #Elderly #Ds #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Malnutrition:
 • Limited access to food
 • Anorexia
 • Disorders
Unintentional Weight Loss ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Abuse • Dementia ... Endocrinopathy • Chronic
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Reversible Causes of "Dementia ... Lime disease, Whipple's ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
spinal cord - Signs ... Ataxia (early sign ... finger dexterity loss ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #msk
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Hemiplegia #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm