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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... Fungal (rare) Inflammatory ... , Takayasu arteritis ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... CMC_IM #Upper #Lower ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Kaposi sarcoma) • Inflammatory ... Ischemic colitis, IBO ... MatthewHoMD #Lower
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Lyme), reactive arthritis ... joint destruction lower ... presentation with lower ... SLE, psoriatic arthritis ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... Waldenstroms, Rheumatoid arthritis ... other chronic inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hematology for workup ... myelosuppressive agents • Inflammatory ... Vasculitides, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... for All Types of Inflammatory ... the RF test but lower ... response to an inflammatory ... #laboratory #workup
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
peripheries and lower ... Intraluminal plugs of inflammatory ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , asymptomatic IBD ... ischemia, infectious, inflammatory ... most common) • Inflammatory
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
photosensitivity, inflammatory ... arthritis, weight ... lung syndrome Arthritis ... Pleural/pericardial/abd ... (hypertension, lower