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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... leukocytes and occult blood ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... , bloody diarrhea ... positive 2. ... Bloody diarrhea, ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... the patient • Blood ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... #Chronic #Causes
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Persisting 1 week • Bloody ... IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... Few infectious causes ... of acute gastroenteritis ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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spine/Pelvis - Positive ... - Secondary to Chronic ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Manifestations Causes ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... utilization: - Pregnancy ... reflexes - Burning pain
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... • Severe iron deficiency ... disorders - Chronic ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... head in dependent position ... or at work) - acute ... dissection: unilateral pain ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK