11 results
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
intolerance suspected, Colonoscopy ... A/P, Consider testing ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... Inflammatory: • Colonoscopy ... Workup #diagnosis #differential
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
in ulcerative colitis ... guidelines - Colonoscopy ... subsequent surveillance colonoscopy ... colonoscopy at ... Gastroenterology #Management #Colonoscopy
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Mouth Disorders - Differential ... Algorithm Teeth: • Teething ... • Ulcerative Colitis ... Oral #Disorders #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Microbiologic-Testing ... Microbiologic-Testing ... overgrowth If above testing ... Colonoscopy +/- ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Diagnosis and Screening ... Testing Common ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Screening
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
Algorithm Step 1) Screening ... require Cosyntropin testing ... Step 3) Differentiate
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Toxic Megacolon - Differential ... Disease: Ulcerative colitis ... , Crohn's colitis ... Overdistension at colonoscopy ... Toxic #Megacolon #Differential
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
incidentaloma/periodic screening ... procedures (eg, colonoscopy ... resistance, impaired fasting
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy ... malabsorption, Microscopic colitis ... drkeithsiau #Diarrhea #differential
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Colorectal Cancer Screening ... Colorectal Cancer Screening ... visualization: • Colonoscopy ... Cancer #colon #Screening ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing