Sop For Diagnosis Of Top 20 Common Diseases Updated

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Diagnosis of 20 Common Diseases

17. Acute Gastroenteritis

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    • Step 1: Cough (± sputum) ≤3 weeks, with or without upper respiratory symptoms.
    • Step 2: Vital signs normal (no tachypnea, hypoxia, fever <38°C).
    • Step 3: Chest exam: Diffuse rhonchi, no focal consolidation.
    • Step 4: CXR only if: pulse >100, RR >24, or age >75.
    • Differentiation from pneumonia: No focal crackles, normal oxygen saturation.

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    • History: Pruritic, transient wheals lasting <24 hours, with or without angioedema. Duration.
    • Physical: Blanching, raised erythematous lesions, dermatographism.
    • Screening: Acute (<6 weeks) → usually post-infectious or drug-induced. Chronic (>6 weeks) → CSU.
    • Confirmatory (for CSU): No routine labs. Refractory cases → ASST (positive indicates autoimmune basis). Check CBC, ESR, CRP.
    • Exclusion: Urticarial vasculitis (lesions last >24 hours, leave bruising; biopsy needed).

    4. Influenza