Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Hyponatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm

Step 1: Consider whether Posm may actually be normal or elevated
Step 2:
Evaluation Algorithm ... actually be normal or elevated ... considered likely, the cause ... #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... evaluation of macrocytic ... reticulocyte count is elevated ... #Diagnosis #Macrocytosis ... #Workup #AAFP
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Elevated Amylase ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatic causes ... sulindac - Active IBID ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
1) Clinical clues ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology ... #calcium #elevated ... #evaluation #workup
AAFP - Tremor Evaluation -> Rule out Inorganic Cause
Crawford, P, Zimmerman, EE. Differentiation and Diagnosis of
AAFP - Tremor Evaluation ... out Inorganic Cause ... #Diagnosis #Tremor ... #Differential # ... Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... or workup for specific ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential