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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... Stool osmotic gap ... #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Base Disorders - Evaluation ... chronicity (acute, chronic ... , or acute on chronic ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • ACTH stimulation test - Synthetic ACTH does not stimulate cortisol secretion because
Plasma ACTH - Elevated ... secretion; in chronic ... Insufficiency #Evaluation ... diagnosis #testing #endocrinology ... #workup
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Elevated Globulin ... Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... cancers, HCC, renal ... #ProteinGap #differential