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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Systemic disease ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis and Workup for Male Gynecomastia:
Medications: spironolactone, ketoconazole, finasteride, alcohol, opiates, INH, steroids (testosterone, estrogen),
Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup for ... an adolescent) Systemic ... #Gynecomastia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Hypertension - Differential ... taken at home, work ... Hyperthyroidism (mainly systolic ... HTN #Cardiology #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Impaired Clearance: Systemic ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... frequently affected systems ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #workup
Quincke's Pulse in a patient with a normal echocardiogram (non-valvular)

A 70 y/o man presents with new
Echo: preserved systolic ... Workup for cause ... highest on my differential
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
stenoses (SGS) during systemic ... cartilage Diagnostic Work-up ... stenoses #SGS #systemic ... #diseases #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
entire breathing system ... and breathing system ... machine/breathing system ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... central nervous system ... Peripheral Nervous System ... dystrophies Work ... #Weakness #Differential
Dyspnea. A systems based approach from @DocMartins94
The workup of a patient with dyspnea (shortness of breath)
A systems based ... DocMartins94 The workup ... typically involves a systematic ... outline of the workup