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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
- Evaluation and ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... #Evaluation #workup
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... certain foods or meds ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #testing #evaluation
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 ... Like in this case ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Screening Tests for Acute ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... • Serum uric acid ... #laboratory #workup
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
- Differential Diagnosis ... stroke, trauma • Acute ... encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... malabsorbtion (celiac ... septic, pulmonary), acid-base