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Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... for months to years ... disorder URGENT WORKUP ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... gastroenterology #workup
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
undiagnosed for 10+ years ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Pituitary testing
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
algorithm for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... hypercalcemia rests ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
Laboratory Testing in Hemolytic Anemia

Intravascular vs Extravascular Hemolysis
Reticulocytes
Unconjugated bilirubin
LDH
Peripheral smear
Haptoglobin
Urine hemosiderin
Urine hemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin

#Hemolytic #Anemia #Laboratory #Testing #workup
Laboratory Testing ... Anemia #Laboratory #Testing ... #workup #diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... A/P, Consider testing ... celiac and/or testing ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
in tissues: • Yeasts ... • Pigmented yeasts ... infections with yeasts ... #fungi #mold #yeast ... #microbiology #differential
Ancillary Studies in the Workup of Syncope

#Syncope #Ancillary #Workup #Testing #Diagnosis
Studies in the Workup ... Syncope #Ancillary #Workup ... #Testing #Diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders Testing ... INDICATIONS FOR TESTING ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential
Syncope Diagnostic Testing and Evaluation: Cost Effectiveness
Frequency obtained - Abnormal findings - Helped determine etiology of
Syncope Diagnostic Testing ... etiology of syncope Tests ... Syncope #diagnosis #workup ... #testing #Cost