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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
- Evaluation and ... Differential Diagnosis ... , or acute on chronic ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #workup
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... , Pelvic floor disorders ... : Scleroderma, Coeliac ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Nephropathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI disorders ... : Celiac disease ... Infections: H pylori, Chronic
Congenital Heart Disorders - Classification and Differential Algorithm

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Congenital #Heart #Disorders
#Diseases #Classification ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Cyanotic
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential ... Malabsorption • Celiac ... Microscopic Colitis Disordered ... endoscopy) • Celiac ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation

Serum levels of PTH, phosphorus, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D can help differentiate between
Hypocalcemia Laboratory Evaluation ... between disorders ... deficiency - Chronic ... kidney disease ... Hyperparathyroidism #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Acute or Chronic ... • Rheumatic disorders ... • Celiac disease
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
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
Diagnosis Framework ... , Dementia • Chronic ... Disease: COPD, ... pancreatitis, Celiac ... • Endocrine / Meds
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... have had prior evaluations ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... #Causes #Differential