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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
electrolytes, osmolality, weight ... Normal stool weight ... Increased stool weight ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... 60% of patient weight ... eg 0.5-0.6 x pt weight ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... fatigue, unexplained weight ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
and effusions, weight ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... associated with weight ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... asthenia, and weight ... significant fevers, weight ... normal and can help differentiate ... PMR #Diagnosis #Management
This chart shows the patterns of height (length) and weight for boys from 2 to 20
the patterns of height ... (length) and weight ... curved lines shows weight ... upper section and weights ... Older #Teenager #Weight
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Malaise, fatigue, weight ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
increased risk weight ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Increased signal on T2-weighted ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management