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Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
- Differential ... Dementia • Chronic Disease ... pancreatitis, Celiac ... • Endocrine / Meds ... #Differential #
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
/mol (7.5%) or less ... centiles) - Renal disease ... and thyroid disease ... #primarycare #DM1 ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Viral Illness • Diabetic ... • Infantile Colic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Unintentional Weight Loss ... mortality • Baseline evaluation ... - Rheumatic disease ... Unintentional #WeightLoss #PrimaryCare ... #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... Anorexia, weight loss ... poisoning • Celiac ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
certain foods or meds ... Consider testing for celiac ... disease Inflammatory ... Workup #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... History of: • Diabetes ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease ... #Differential #
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Crohn's Disease, ... Celiac Disease) ... Poorly Controlled Diabetes ... #WeightLoss #Differential
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Unintentional Weight Loss ... - Differential ... Malabsorption (Celiac ... disease, Chronic ... : Uncontrolled diabetes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... presentation, temporal evolution ... Demyelinating disease ... Generally >3 cm diameter ... CNS #Infections #differential