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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
impractical to test ... pick specific tests ... to sort out the ... much smaller differential ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
hydrogen breath test ... A/P, Consider testing ... celiac and/or testing ... for C.diff (particularly ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
by PVC in the setting ... TdP #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #causes ... #differential
Summary of Available Tests for Clostridium difficile Infection, in Decreasing Order of Sensitivity
 • Toxigenic culture
Summary of Available Tests ... vegetative cells or spores ... Clostridium #difficile #CDiff ... #laboratory #diagnosis ... #testing #sensitvity
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... disease • Pull test ... texture at bald spots ... fungi Initial Laboratory ... Tests: • TSH
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
• mouthwash, short-chain ... naproxen and modern tests ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing ... #Laboratory #diagnosis
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
demand in the setting ... pain occurs at rest ... rapidly over a short ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... Pulmonary function tests ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Right Ventricular Structure and Function

- Almost 75 % of the RV systolic function is dependent in
crucial role in short ... inward function - Twisting ... Function #Ventricle #Cardiology ... #Pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test ... • Pituitary testing ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology