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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Workup Summary ... Use a positive diagnostic ... strategy with minimal testing ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Routine stool cultures
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
intermediate risk of disease ... Mycobacterial culture ... Liquid and solid cultures ... Mycobacterial culture ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Ova and parasite testing ... positive 2. ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... - Positive in ... Screening Tests for Acute ... #diagnosis #testing
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
, and the base is ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... significantly positive ... coronary heart disease ... : • Acute Coronary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Urinary antigen testing ... : • Culture of ... infection have positive