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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Workup #Simple ... #Complex
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
inflammation or chronic ... Bidirectional endoscopy ... Non-invasive testing ... bidirectional endoscopy ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... ; CTEPH, chronic ... #Hypertension #Workup ... #Algorithm
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... without cholangitis: ERCP ... ERCP - Peritoneal ... complete drainage ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
disease - Test is complex ... treatment - Requires endoscopy ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... - CCP antibody testing ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... Polyarthritis: • Complete ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... hyponatremia is a complex ... correction of chronic ... up to 3x in the setting
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Workup: • Complete ... Treatment: Goals: Treating