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Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
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included in the table ... bodies w/in the intestinal ... bodies w/in the intestinal ... bodies w/in the intestinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary intestinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
• Increases intestinal ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... #Pharmacology #Table
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Clinical Features, Diagnosis ... Accidental or intentional ... Accidental or intentional ... Alcohol #Ingestion #diagnosis ... toxicology #comparison #table
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO)
Diagnostic Testing
Conditions Associated with SIBO
Treatment

By
Small Intestinal ... SIBO) Small Intestinal ... Overgrowth (SIBO) Intestinal ... Overgrowth (IMO) Diagnostic ... Bacterial #Overgrowth #diagnosis
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
larvae in the intestine ... female in small intestine ... and migrate to intestinal ... larvae in large intestine ... stercoralis #LifeCycle #diagnosis
Intestinal Hookworm Life Cycle
1) Eggs in feces
2) Rhabditiform larva hatches
3) Development to filariform larva in environment
4)
Intestinal Hookworm ... Adults in small intestine ... enter the small intestine ... #Hookworm #Intestinal ... #lifecycle #diagnosis
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Extrinsic to the Intestinal ... • Congenital: Intestinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
Gastric Intestinal ... antral mucosa by intestinal ... ShailjaShahMD #Gastric #Intestinal ... Metaplasia #GIM #diagnosis
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Adult in small intestine ... hatches; penetrates intestinal ... Scolex attaches to intestine ... Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis