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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Workup ... - Rule out celiac ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... . pylori test (GI ... - Bone marrow evaluation ... disorder is suspected ... #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... • Irritable bowel ... syndromeCeliac ... mesenteric ischemia • GI ... poisoning • Celiac
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL is ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... acute leukemia • GI ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
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 ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... Connective tissue disorders ... gastric tumors • Hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Less common - GI ... Biopsy: Solitary disorder ... Diagnostic Evaluation ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology