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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: ... Fibrosis • Celiac Disease ... • Short Bowel Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... Systemic disease ... #management #algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... fever, abdominal ... #management #algorithm
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Prodrome: fever ... , weakness +/- diarrhea ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
B - Body for syndrome ... Gastrointestinal (Diarrheal ... Non-diarrheal), ... Ill Contacts Infectious ... Diseases Fellows
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... Abdominal pain • Diarrhea ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Supportive (infection ... Antibiotics for severe disease
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... Assessment (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... Colonoscopy • Rule-Out Infection ... #Management #Algorithm
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Treatment
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Disease Diagnosis ... rural → Geographic disease ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... diagnossi #management #treatment