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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... Previous gastric ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... biopsy - Small bowel ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Adenoma • Colon Cancer ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
Herpes Zoster Cancer ... , Skin screen, Colonoscopy ... #inflammatory #bowel ... Checklist #hcm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... red flags - Low chance ... • If Diarrhea: ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... Colonoscopy • ... pathology • Small Bowel ... coeliac), Short bowel ... #differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Colonoscopy +/- ... *Especially if concern ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Stoma Indications, Output and Complications

Stoma Types:
 • End ileostomy
 • Loop ileostomy
 • End colostomy
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keratosis (warty), cancer ... digestion • Bowel ... • Constipation/diarrhea ... Complications #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... Chronic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBS (irritable bowel ... syndrome), Cancer ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
Adequate bowel preparation ... Bowel prep instructions ... of examination, bowel ... By Dr Cindy Ye @ ... Guidelines #management #gastroenterology