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Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... C4 - Test for disorders ... or alternative complement ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... #testing #workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... C4 - Test for disorders ... or alternative complement ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... diagnosis #initial #testing
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
Functional GI Disorders ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... #IBS #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... lymphoproliferative disorder ... infection, autoimmune disorder ... Positive Coombs testing ... temperatures by fixing complement
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cardiac valve, vasculitis ... Consider RBC membrane disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... Diagnostics and Testing ... Treatment Algorithm ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Secondary Causes of Esophageal Eosinophilia (EoE) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
 • Eosinophilic gastrointestinal
Connective tissue disorders ... • Autoimmune disorders ... • Vasculitis ... atopy metabolic wasting ... Secondary #Causes #gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... elevated, HFE gene testing ... and hematologic disorders ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology