17 results
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... , Short bowel syndrome ... Musculoskeletal: Low ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... , K, Mg2+) • Slow ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome ... Ocular clonus (slow ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea ... #Symptoms #spectrum ... #signs #diagnosis
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
toxidrome is a syndrome ... (set of symptoms ... Anticholinergic: low ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... factors affecting symptom ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... #Management #Algorithm
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... rice, Cereals • Low ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nutrition #pathophysiology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
burning, nausea, diarrhea ... palpitations • Symptoms ... eating fish Management ... Fish #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... last 3 months + symptom ... /o red flags - Low ... • If Diarrhea: ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Infectious diarrhea ... and M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... #management