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Malignant biliary obstruction?,”Clinical presentations that may suggest malignant biliary obstruction are painless jaundice, pruritus, weight loss, with PE being normal or showing RUQ tenderness, mass, hepatomegaly. Labs show increased direct bilirubin, increased alkaline phosphatase, and normal to increased AST & ALT. Common causes are pancreatic or biliary cancer, gallstones

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Giardiasis?,”Giardiasis is caused by the organism, Giardia lamblia, common in areas where sanitary conditions are poor. The various modes of transmission are food-borne, water-borne or person-to-person. The organism causes malabsorption. The most common symptoms are foul-smelling stools, fatty stools, bloating, flatulence, nausea, malaise

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Viral arthritis?,”Viral arthritis presents with the acute onset of polyarticular and symmetric arthritis that resolves within two months. Parvovirus is amongst the most common causes of viral arthritis, and is particularly likely in adults who have frequent contact with children, such as day care workers. Parvovirus in adults most often presents with arthritis/arthralgias involving the MCP, PIP, and wrist joints. The “”slapped cheek”” appearance is unusual in adults, and the presence of systemic symptoms is variable.There is a lack of inflammatory markers

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