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Major Categories of Diarrhea - Characteristics and Symptoms

#Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Categories #Classification #Symptoms #Comparison #Table
Categories of Diarrhea ... Characteristics and Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Diarrhea ... Classification #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
- Differential Diagnosis ... losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... vomiting) • Low ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #low #potassium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Normal Acid-Base: Low ... Gl tract loss (Diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nephrology
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
to nonocclusive low ... flow states • ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... Anticholinergic: low ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
- Differential Diagnosis ... mannitol, glucosuria Low ... loss • Watery Diarrhea ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malabsorption, Chronic diarrhea ... • Normal or Low ... - Normal or Low ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Ocular clonus (slow ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Symptoms ... spectrum #signs #diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Appropriately Low ... Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Serum K: low ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #nephrology