Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Crohn's Disease - IBD ... Comparison Table ... ileum β€’ Most cases ... Crohns #Disease #IBD ... #Comparison #Table
Inherited Qualitative Platelet Defects
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
 β€’ Defect of adhesion due to a lack of GP Ib/IX/V
Qualitative Platelet Defects ... to a lack of GP Ib ... Thrombasthenia β€’ Defect ... #comparison #table ... #differential #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... - Genetic defects ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs β€’ ICD ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
) Diet affects ... /bridge therapy ... balanced, nutritious Table ... #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
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Protozoal causes ... included in the table ... Antiretroviral therapy ... Washington University ID ... diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential