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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... disease, Pancreatic insufficiency ... • Secretory: Carcinoid ... Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
- Differential ... • Leukemia • Carcinoid ... • Inflammatory carcinoma ... Pseudocellulitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cellulitis
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
Causes of Peripheral ... Edema - Differential ... Obstruction / Insufficiency ... vein thrombosis, Chronic ... Permeability: Sepsis, Cellulitis
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Causes of Failure ... to Thrive - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... • Pancreatic Insufficiency
Venous Ulcer and DVT: Chronic venous insufficiency with additional swelling caused by acute DVT.
There is also
DVT: Chronic venous ... insufficiency with ... additional swelling caused ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Leg #Chronic #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Diagnosis Framework ... otitis externa • Cellulitis ... otalgia), thyroid carcinoma ... GERD), esophageal carcinoma ... #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Osmotic ... Neuroendocrine tumors: Carcinoid ... • Pancreatic insufficiency
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... e.g. small cell carcinoma ... Hypothyroidism - Adrenal insufficiency ... potomania - “Tea and ... #Causes #Sodium
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Mass lesions: Carcinoma ... Inflammatory: Reflux ... • Infectious and ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... DVT • CHF • Cellulitis ... • Venous insufficiency ... syndrome type 1 (reflex