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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
of chronic diarrhea ... be categorized as ... specific tests to sort ... the much smaller differential ... #Chronic #Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... aches: If patient was ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... ingestion → colonic ... doi.org/10.1093/cid
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Persistent or chronic ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... infections) • Chronic ... etiologic agent has ... #diagnosis #differential
Bulimia Nervosa: Signs and Symptoms
Associated Psychological / Behavioural Features
 • Feelings of shame, guilt and embarrassment
Secrecy surrounding eating ... exposure to gastric acid ... complications, such as ... amenorrhea, Normal BMI ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis