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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Ischemia, Malignancy ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... Adenoma • Colon ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastrointestinal ... #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Salmonella • Colon ... Behcet's disease • Colon ... immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
Stool / Poop Color ... such as due to diarrhea ... Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Family history of IBD ... malignancy • Esophageal ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Bleed - Differential ... Angiodysplasia (colon ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Acute colitis (ischemia ... #Differential #
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology