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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Systemic disease - Fecal ... fat Increased fecal ... overgrowth Normal fecal ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Management of Benign Anorectal Disorders

Dyssnergic Defecation (DD)
Proctalgia Syndromes
Anal Fissures
Hemorrhoids
Fecal Incontinence

By Cynthia Tran, MD @EmoryGastroHep

#Anorectal #Disorders #Management
Hemorrhoids Fecal ... Gastroenterology #diagnosis
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Immunosuppression, Focal ... Urinary retention, Fecal ... #differential #diagnosis
FOBT Testing in Hospitalized Patients with Upper GI Bleed 
Choosing Wisely': Things We Do For No
hospital-medicine/fecal-occult-blood-testing-hospitalized-patients-upper ... LGIBleed #TWDFNR #Diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... or testing for fecal ... • Colonoscopy, Fecal ... Diarrhea #Workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis ... Use a positive diagnostic ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... bowel disease w/ fecal ... calprotectin or fecal
Liver Abscess - Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic:
 • Hepatobiliary
 • Colonic
 • Bacteremia
Entamoeba histolytica:
 • Fecal/oral
 • Colitis
- Differential Diagnosis ... histolytica: • Fecal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Fecal leukocytes ... Fecal leukocyte ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
- Differential Diagnosis ... level - Fecal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
of Inaccurate Fecal ... #Guaiac #FOBT #Fecal ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis