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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... : • Pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Differential #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... positive 2. ... #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... infiltration) Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
, chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... Differential Diagnosis ... Metabolic Acidosis, Pregnancy ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
and Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic ... /Metabolic • Pregnancy ... Monoxide • Heavy Metal
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
head in dependent position ... at home or at work ... ) - acute angle ... dissection: unilateral pain ... postpartum #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... or chronic infections ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential # ... diagnosis #arthritis
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... or inflammatory disease ... Usually acute (< ... Commonly work related ... Chronic Back Stiffness
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... significantly positive ... Acute Coronary Syndrome