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Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Framework 1) Diagnostic ... recommended Infectious ... belli, Cyclospora Infectious ... Cytomegalovirus Non-Infectious ... #Infectious #NonInfectious
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute Infectious ... Bacterial 1. ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium difficile ... Causes #Acute #Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection ... history of recurrent infections ... disease • Infectious ... community-acquired infections ... Malignancies • Chronic infections
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Transcellular ... Erythropoiesis (B12 injections ... losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... vomiting) • Low
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... Ova and Parasite ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea ... Clostridium difficile ... Microsporidia (now ... Cytomegalovirus #Infectious ... #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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immunodeficiency virus infection ... • >50,000 HIV infections ... within 28 days of infection ... Opportunistic infections ... opportunistic infections
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... nosocomial infection ... Dehydrogenase (↑Sens) - produced ... #Clostridium #Infection
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... days) Exclude: 1. ... Parasitic infections ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis