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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chronic Diarrhea ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
) - Diagnosis and ... • Immunologic Workup ... • Evolution: ... Chronic disease ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #testing #evaluation
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... test, ANA (e.g., SLE ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... #hematology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... delta/delta) to see ... chronicity (acute, chronic ... , or acute on chronic ... #workup #Differential
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... (to support a diagnosis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... #diagnosis #testing
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... non-Hodgkin lymphoma SLL ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... = RA, SLE, psoriatic ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Better call hematology ... some time, let’s see ... normal/high - Chronic ... #Algorithm #workup ... #hematology