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Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... Poisoning • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Diarrhea #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Motility • Irritable ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... biopsy - Small bowel ... stool weight: Irritable ... bowel syndrome, ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... Emotional Problems - Diarrheal ... Disease • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Incontinence #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Hypermotility: • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... • Inflammatory bowel
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
result-watery diarrhoea ... mellitus, Bile acid diarrhoea ... , Irritable bowel ... , Inflammatory bowel ... elastase #low #differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Small bowel mucosal ... gastroenteritis, small bowel ... resection (short bowel ... Irritable bowel ... #Causes #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
of Infectious Diarrhea ... Persistent or chronic diarrhea ... postinfectious irritable ... bowel syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
algorithm for treating irritable ... bowel syndrome-diarrheal ... IBS-D) #IBSD #diarrhea ... #Algorithm #irritable ... #bowel #syndrome