Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Vp: velocity of flow ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... Dysfunction #Grading #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Algorithm Hodgkin ... are present β€’ Classic ... B-Cell ~90% β€’ Low ... Grade - Slow growing ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes
Colorectal Dysplasia in IBD - IBD Algorithm

When / How to Screen for Dysplasia in IBD
New AGA
When / How to ... in IBD New AGA Classification ... Colorectal #Dysplasia #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #Gastroenterology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Low ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Magnesium ... #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Parks Classification of Perianal Fistulas
 β€’ Superificial (Simple) - Superficial fistula w/o crossing any sphincter or
Parks Classification ... Trans-Sphincteric (simple if low ... Fistula tract crosses ... #IBD #Crohns #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Asymptomatic Ileitis - IBD Algorithm

 β€’ Found on 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic colonoscopies
 β€’ Low likelihood of
Ileitis - IBD Algorithm ... 0.1-21% of non-diagnostic ... colonoscopies β€’ Low ... Asymptomatic #Ileitis #IBDAlgorithm ... #gastroenterology
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... can be high or low ... Uosm <100): Renal Losses ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #sodium
Los Angeles Classification of Reflux Esophagitis
Accurate endoscopic assessment of reflux esophagitis is vital in making accurate
Los Angeles Classification ... and prognosis LA classification ... LosAngeles #LA #Classification ... #Esophagitis #diagnosis ... #grading #gastroenterology