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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Summary Use a positive ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... - Rule out celiac
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... rare, Malar rash is ... • Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... #diagnosis #management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management Summary ... • An evaluation ... for giant cell arteritis ... Also consider an evaluation ... primarily is diagnosed
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... (RA, Temporal arteritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology