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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... susceptibility testing ... the preferred test ... testing of skin ... the workup • Test
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Reflects response to treatment ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... #Laboratory #Tests ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Channelopathies: Long/short ... QT syndromes, Brugada ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Associated Genetic Syndromes ... • “Pink” Tet ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... Disease-specific testing ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... • Cushing’s syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Commonly Observed Laboratory ... liver glycogen stores ... the hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatic #Hepatology #Laboratory ... #Diagnosis #Testing
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Tests: - Haptoglobin