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Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... for months to years ... Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: Testing ... Esophageal Dysphagia: Testing ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
diarrhea before testing ... reduce unnecessary testing ... pick specific tests ... the much smaller differential ... Diarrhea #Algorithm #Testing
Morphology of Fungal Infections in Tissues
Fungal infections with hyphae or pseudohyphae in tissues:
 • Yeasts with
in tissues: • Yeasts ... • Pigmented yeasts ... infections with yeasts ... #fungi #mold #yeast ... #microbiology #differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
undiagnosed for 10+ years ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary testing
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
Kidney Injury - Differential ... or pigmented casts ... nephrotoxic drugs, treating ... percutaneous drainage, or stenting ... #Injury #AKI #Differential
Testing for Diabetes Type II
 - 
Hemoglobin A1c test
 - Random blood sugar test
 - Fasting
Testing for Diabetes ... sugar test - Fasting ... Classification #Testing
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Cancer: • ≤ 45-50 years ... Negative, age ≤ 60 years ... first at age 60 years ... criteria for testing ... BrighamChiefs #BRCA #testing
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... Liver #Function #Tests ... Laboratory #Diagnosis #Testing
Differential Diagnosis of Headache - Table

 - Cluster headache
 - Migraine
 - Paroxysmal hemicrania
 - Short-lasting
Differential Diagnosis ... hemicrania - Short-lasting ... injection and tearing ... Headache #Primary #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... present on repeat testing ... including overnight testing ... sediment - WBC/RBC casts ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Differential