Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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SCAD: Segmental Colitis Associated with Diverticulosis - IBD Algorithm

SCAD: Inflammation of the inter-diverticular mucosa without involvement
SCAD: Segmental Colitis ... Associated with ... Algorithm SCAD ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm #
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes ... #algorithm
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 β€’ Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Central and Peripheral ... Causes - Differential ... toxicity β€’ Otitis ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... sulindac - Active IBID ... disease, ulcerative colitis
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
diagnostic evaluation ... more likely to be peripheral ... The approach uses ... #Differential # ... Evaluation
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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... FOR TESTING: β€’ Peripheral ... during medical evaluation ... for secondary causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and periphery, ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
β€’ Common Causes ... diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation ... previously dx'd associated ... findings, HSM, LN, peripheral
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
recurrentis on Peripheral ... recurrentis has been associated ... the body louse, causes ... subspecies, P. h. capitis ... been associated
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
β€’ Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... Cardiac: multiple case ... , IL-6, TNF-a) associated ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm