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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
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... lumpy stools - Symptoms ... - Symptoms often ... Subclassifications #Classes ... #Diagnosis #Diarrhea
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... ) caused by specific ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... #Toxicology #Toxidromes ... #Comparison #Table
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 ... Refeeding #Syndrome #Nutrition ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
Oral burning, nausea ... , diarrhea, palpitations ... • Symptoms occur ... Fish #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... immune function, diarrhea ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #bariatric
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... #management #nutrition
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
accounted for by cold symptoms ... stool • 0 - no GI symptoms ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Enteral Feed Formula Selection Guide

A basic guide on how to choose which enteral feed formulations and
Osmolar load can cause ... diarrhea ESRD ... #Formulations #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Nutrition