Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 β€’ Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
diagnostic evaluation ... peripheral or central ... A diagnostic algorithm ... peripheral or central ... The approach uses
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Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 β€’ Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Central Causes ... toxicity β€’ Otitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm β€’ 40- ... /other causes β€’ ... improvement w/ mental ... modifications Algorithm ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pancreatic ... sulindac - Active IBID ... disease, ulcerative colitis ... #Algorithm
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... β€’ COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... focuses on symptom control ... clinical trial evaluation ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
β€’ Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... Cardiac: multiple case ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
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
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 ... HR and BP: β€’ Control ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 β€’ G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis ... Evaluation: G2- ... CheckpointInhibitor #Colitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD