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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... (diagnosis of exclusion ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Disease • Variceal Bleeding ... Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding ... Non-pregnant bleeding ... - Diagnosis of exclusion ... Abnormal #Uterine #Bleeding ... Obstetrics #Gynecology #Differential
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
such as due to diarrhea ... • Black: Bleeding ... If from bleeding ... • Bright Red: Bleeding ... #Poop #Color #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Palpitations • Diarrhea ... • Slow initial feeding ... initiation of feeding ... death • Stop feeding ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
• Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... , post-partum) bleeding ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
• Hemorrhagic: bleeding ... , post-partum) bleeding ... : GI (vomiting/diarrhea ... #criticalcare #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... leptospirosis • Bleeding ... liver abscess • Diarrhea ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
bloodstream - seeding ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... high res CT) • Exclusion ... NTM #Infections #differential