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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... colonoscopy), Abdominal imaging ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Ova and Parasite ... negative and diarrhea ... #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... - Small bowel imaging ... with barium, CT ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Adults from Common Imaging ... years - Upper GI Study ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
50 CXRs Head CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Familial renal Mg wasting ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes #Workup
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
months Chest CT ... Radiation #Doses #Imaging ... #Nuclear #Comparison ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
haemophilum • Tropical setting ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... Clinical (Symptoms, Imaging ... , high res CT) ... NTM #Infections #differential