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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
) Exclude: 1. ... Causes of acute ... barium, CT, or MR ... #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Diarrhea (>3 BM ... immunocompromised, IBD ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #management #treatment
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... #management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... 2 cases/100,000 ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea ... axonal form • MRI ... #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... EMG Findings: 1. ... inhibition - Chronic ... aspiration and acute ... #management #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Constipation, Diarrhea ... resonance imaging [MRI ... symptoms) • Acute ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD ... : 1. ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... activation → IL-1 ... enlargement • MRI
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... to 2 cases per 100,000 ... - Spinal MRI may ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... months before 1° ... #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
: 1. ... edema visualized as ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... #management #neurology