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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Ova and parasite ... testing, if: ... HIV infection or ... fever, abdominal
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea ... - Laboratory Testing ... Paratyphi (enteric fever ... #differential # ... Laboratory #Testing
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
Suggestive of Infectious ... and parasitic infections ... hours in 40% if infections ... bowel syndrome #Infectious ... #differential #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Infections 2. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... or Haverhill fever ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... , physical and testing ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
haemophilum • Tropical setting ... Presentation: Fever ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... • Fever and weight ... #differential #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing ... #Travel #Differential
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
pain, nausea, diarrhea ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... detected with testing ... PFAPA syndrome, lasting ... upper respiratory infection