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Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
many possible causes ... of chronic diarrhea ... the much smaller differential ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Persistent or chronic ... infections can cause ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... infections) • Chronic ... #diagnosis #differential