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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
spinal fluid, urine ... Loaloa #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Shed in the urine ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Schistosoma Life Cycle - Schistosomiasis
1) Eggs shed from infected human: in feces, in urine
2) Eggs hatch
: in feces, in urine ... Schistosomiasis #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Cast formation: ... hour with goal urine
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
peripheral blood, urine ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... intracellular parasite ... • Unsporulated cysts ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... at the time of diagnosis ... #Management #Signs
Amebiasis - Balamuthia mandrillaris Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Mitosis
4) Amebae (cysts and trophozoites) can enter humans
Life Cycle 1) Cysts ... mandrillaris #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Anti-GBM antibody • Urine ... : UA, Urine protein ... hematuria, RBC casts ... #management #treatment