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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup ... , Diagnostic Algorithm ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Lights #Criteria ... #Ddxof
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... Criteria - Either ... #algorithm #management
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
and Diagnosis Algorithm ... unilateral flank pain ... Nephrology if cause ... identified by UW IM ... #Algorithm #Workup
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... dysfunction • PSC ... hernia • Rib fracture
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Rome IV Criteria ... - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... last 3 months + symptom ... Pelvic Floor Disorder
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
for diagnosing ... Pain Disorders ... months before diagnosis ... following: anorexia, nausea ... AbdominalPain #Disorders
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... compression by fractured ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Alterations: - Sensory features ... or without back pain ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Sensory ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... form (No signs/symptoms ... Cardiomyopathy: Conduction disorders ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal ... pain, chronic constipation