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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... , Ischemia, Malignancy ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... #gastroenterology
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 • IBS
 • Fibrostenotic
IBD - Assessment ... mechanisms: • IBS ... Other (bile salt diarrhea ... mechanisms, Non-IBD ... Infection • Ischaemic
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Disease • Ileal Crohn's ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... scripts and initial treatment ... Sudden onset • Abd ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... #differences #diagnosis
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... large intestine: Behcet's ... inflammation: IBS ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Inflammatory: Ischemic ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
of IBD can’t be ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... , Vasculitis, Behcet's ... #differential # ... gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
- Differential ... Diagnosis Osmotic ... bowel syndrome (IBS ... bowel disease (IBD ... Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
glaucoma and retinal ischemia ... , sarcoidosis, Behcet ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, IBD ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology