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Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
Suggested algorithm ... bowel syndrome-diarrheal ... #IBSD #diarrhea ... bowel #syndrome #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
) Treatment Algorithm ... Antispasmodics IBS-Diarrhea ... : • Diarrhea: ... #Treatment #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
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
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Cyclospora cayetanensis ... cramping, Watery diarrhea ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Incubation is ... , weakness +/- diarrhea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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pain, hemoptysis, diarrhea ... PCR • Culture is ... first line of treatment ... Chlamydia #psittaci #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Organ Transplant - Diarrhea ... 1st Tier Microbiologic ... viral PCR (stool), Ova ... negative: 1) Adjust IS ... malabsorption #Diarrhea
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Management Algorithm
Step 1: Good communication, dietary and lifestyle advice
Abdominal Pain:
 • 1st
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... ) Management Algorithm ... : Secretagoge Diarrhea ... #Management #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... 4%: Vomiting, diarrhea ... • IgM antibody is ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #microbiology #