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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... onset (acute vs. chronic ... , liver, renal disease ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Elite athletes • Chronic ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... , Edema, Celiac ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac ... #Causes #Differential
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Weight Loss - Differential ... , Dementia • Chronic ... Disease: COPD, ... pancreatitis, Celiac ... • Endocrine / Meds
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Diet: ↓ Intake, e.g. vegan, Malnutrition, Polyphenol / tannins, ↓ Vitamin
Drugs, H pylori, Celiac ... , Enteritis, Bleeding ... Inflammation: IBD, Chronic ... disease (↑ hepcidin ... Deficiency #Causes #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... disease Inflammatory ... Workup #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Hemochromatosis, Celiac ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Causes of Failure to Thrive - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Adequate Calorie Consumption
 - Increased Losses:
Failure to Thrive - Differential ... Fibrosis) • Celiac ... Disease • ... Liver Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Clinical Features in Evaluating ... von Willebrand disease ... von Willebrand disease ... #History #peds ... diagnosis #hematology #primarycare