Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Flow Chart - Differential ... If anisocoria iS ... - Horner's Syndrome ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 β€’ Septic
 β€’ Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... (inflammation is ... #msk #Differential
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
and thinks it is ... Diseases: Korsakoff ... , Anton's Syndrome ... Blindness, Psychiatric Disorders ... Confabulation #differential
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 β€’ Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Intolerance β€’ Celiac Disease ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 β€’ Intraorbital meningioma 
 β€’ Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... for the neuro-ophthalmologic ... Myasthenia gravis β€’ GBS ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... #Diplopia #Differential
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
Horner's Syndrome ... or induced by treatment ... the right pupil is ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... physicalexam #neurology #Anisocoria
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 β€’ Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Surgery: β€’ Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones β€’ Liver Disease ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... inflammation: IBS ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology