Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 โ€ข 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:
 โ€ข Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Dizziness - Central ... - Differential ... toxicity โ€ข Otitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 โ€ข 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 โ€ข Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm โ€ข 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... /other causes โ€ข ... modifications Algorithm ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
 -
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... sulindac - Active IBID ... disease, ulcerative colitis
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... require emergent evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm ... #Differential
The 6 Cโ€™s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
have concomitant IBD ... โ€ข COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... focuses on symptom control ... clinical trial evaluation ... management #summary #Hepatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 โ€ข Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... during medical evaluation ... for secondary causes ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Evaluation: 1. ... presenting with chest/abd ... Pulse deficit/differential ... HR and BP: โ€ข Control
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... abdomen (enteritis, colitis ... joints (arthritis), central ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #Algorithm #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isnโ€™t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... #workup #hematology