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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Recurrent abdominal pain ... Treatment: • Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #treatment
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... upper lid • Cause ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... , abdominal pain ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... caucasian • Symptoms ... Moderate orbital pain ... #rheumatology # ... ophthalmology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... including liver and hematologic ... #gastroenterology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... : • Triad of symptoms ... : - Muscle pain ... - Abdominal pain
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... Similar symptoms ... Assc symptoms include ... headache and abd pain ... The table below
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Treatment: ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology