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Major Categories of Diarrhea - Characteristics and Symptoms

#Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Categories #Classification #Symptoms #Comparison #Table
Categories of Diarrhea ... and Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea #Categories ... #Classification
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Ova and parasite ... Diarrhea > 10 days ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
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 ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... Differential Diagnosis ... Vomiting - Diarrhea ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... #Differential #Diagnosis
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications ... lBS-diarrhoea ... constipation and diarrhoea ... Subclassifications #Classes #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
stools, watery diarrhea ... insufficiency #Diagnosis ... #IM #InfectiousDisease
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
GI Bleeding - Diarrhea ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... • Severe diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Classification
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
, weakness +/- diarrhea ... Diagnosis: ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases