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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ileal Crohn's ... • Inflammatory ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Ischemia, Malignancy ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
congenital/systemic disease ... Kaposi Sarcoma Inflammatory ... : - Ischemic Colitis ... - IBD - Infectious ... Lower #GIBleed #LGIB
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Kaposi sarcoma) • Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... , IBO, Infectious ... Lower #GI #Bleed #LGIB ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Vomiting, diarrhea ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Recurrent abdominal pain ... • If Diarrhea: ... Rule out celiac disease ... - Rule out inflammatory ... bowel disease w
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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Severity in Crohn's ... tenderness) • Low inflammatory ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... daily abdominal pain ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
regular meal • Crohn's ... Disease Exclusion ... cheeses, yogurts • IBD-Anti-inflammatory ... bloating, abdominal pain ... , wind and diarrhea