Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 โ€ข Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... to unnecessary testing ... , extended LOS ... #FOBT #Guaiac #FalsePositives
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 โ€ข Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Workup of Hypercalcemia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypercalcemia Low ... PTHrP: - Low
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... for the workup ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... differentiating kidney K wasting ... consumption โ€ข Low ... #differential # ... potassium #nephrology #low
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... levels: realllly low ... #workup #hematology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... Cerebral Salt Wasting ... Primary polydipsia), Low ... #Hyponatremia #differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 โ€ข Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... clinical situations, low ... in BAL does not differentiate ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing ... #FalsePositives