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Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
• Persisting 1 ... Few infectious causes ... of acute gastroenteritis ... #Indications #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... Community water-borne ... #Diarrhea #management ... #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... days) Exclude: 1. ... Causes of acute ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... and Management ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... #Management #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Management Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... the diagnosis and ... Step 1: In the patient ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... 2 cases/100,000 ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea ... #management #treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... p24 core Ag - Detects ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Causes of Acute ... are normal, ALP is ... #algorithm #hepatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... • Infectious diarrhea ... DDX - Other causes ... #diagnosis #management