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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite ... #Workup #Management ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea ... #pharmacology #table ... #comparison #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Ova and parasite ... testing, if: ... Diarrhea > 10 days ... #management #algorithm
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... • Severe diarrhea ... a.k.a. neurogenic shock ... #Differential # ... Classification #Table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Classification of Shock ... Hypovolemic shock ... - Vomiting, diarrhea ... #Cardiogenic #Comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... NG drainage - Diarrhea ... type 4) - Salt wasting ... #Hypokalemia #Differential ... Low #Potassium #Table
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
occurring in the setting ... develop in the setting ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
occurring in the setting ... develop in the setting ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Vasopressors and Inotropes
 • Norepinephrine - Levophed - "Levo" - Generally thought of as the first
(arrhythmia in setting ... of shock, HOCM, ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #management ... criticalcare #summary #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
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