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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... : IBD, Ischemia, ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... intestine: Behcet's disease ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... congenital/systemic disease ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... - Infectious Colitis ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Suspected Celiac Disease ... microscopic colitis Differential ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... immunocompromised, IBD ... (IDSA 2021): ... #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Pearls: • IDA ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... IDA vs. ... fatigue despite disease ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Lymphocytic ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #differential # ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
(IBD) - Inpatient ... Management Checklist ... - Evaluate for infection ... medical treatment #IBD ... treatment #Checklist #gastroenterology
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Infectious Myocarditis ... Autoantigens - Infection-negative ... lymphocytic, infection-negative ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology