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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... diet), Endoscopy (EGD ... +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup ... differential #testing #evaluation
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pancreatitis: eg ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... disease, ulcerative colitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... signs or symptoms (eg
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
progression to end-stage ... • COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... judicious use of ERCP ... , and end-stage ... clinical trial evaluation
Assessment of a Patient Presenting to the ED after a Medical Abortion:
 • History, including if/when
Presenting to the ED ... Medical #Abortion #algorithm ... #workup #evaluation
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis ... indicated Diagnostic Evaluation ... Sig or Colon +EGD ... CheckpointInhibitor #Colitis ... diagnosis #management #algorithm