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Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
of Inaccurate Fecal ... non-Gl blood (eg, epistaxis ... medication #Guaiac ... #FOBT #Fecal #OccultBlood ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
What is Fecal Occult ... setting - Guaiac ... Ingested blood: epistaxis ... Fellowship @UMassGI #Fecal ... Testing #FOBT #Guaiac
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Immunosuppression, Focal ... Urinary retention, Fecal ... #differential #diagnosis
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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for Antenatal Diagnosis ... analysis - Fetal ... Preimplantation genetic diagnosis ... Non-invasive genetic diagnosis ... Antenatal #Testing #Diagnosis
Classification of Neonatal Seizures
Subtle 
Clonic 
 - Focal 
 - Multifocal 
Tonic 
 - Focal
Clonic - Focal ... Multifocal Tonic - Focal ... Myoclonic - Focal ... Classification #Diagnosis
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (< 5 bpm): • Fetal ... compression • Fetal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Epilepsy Seizure Types - Generalized vs Focal

Generalized Seizures
 - Absence seizures 
 - Myoclonic seizures
Generalized vs Focal ... #Generalized #Focal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic Schema and Differential Diagnosis

Hereditary
Common Causes
Rapid Onset
Subacute/Chronic Onset
 - Multifocal
 - Focal
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Peripheral Neuropathy - Diagnostic ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Multifocal - Focal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Abnormal Variability:
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bradycardia • Fetal ... Tachycardia • Fetal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Systemic disease - Fecal ... fat Increased fecal ... overgrowth Normal fecal ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis