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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Lactose intolerance, Medication ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea ... #Chronic #Differential
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Causing Bloody Diarrhea ... = SEECSY Mnemonic ... SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea ... #SEECSY #Sexy #Mnemonic ... #Differential #
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Approach to Diarrhea ... - Differential ... (MINT): • Medications ... , Watery diarrhea ... #Differential #
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic ... Extra Chloride D: Diarrhea ... Acidosis #USEDPART #Mnemonic ... #Causes #differential
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic ... Gastrointestinal (Diarrheal ... Non-diarrheal), ... vaccination/prophylaxis/medications ... Traveler #ABCDE #Mnemonic
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... • Small bowel diarrhea ... Steatorrhea • Chronic Diarrhea ... #LowPhosphate #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
post-Transplant Diarrhea ... Entameoba • IS medications ... Sirolimus • Non-IS medications ... #Transplant #Diarrhea ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis
 • Pregnancy
 • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism
 • HPA Dysfunction:
Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential ... Ovarian Failure • Medications ... Secondary #Amenorrhea #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #endocrinology
Hirsutism & Virilization - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADRENAL EXCESS
Ovarian
 • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
 • Hyperthecosis
 • Tumor
Adrenal
Virilization - Differential ... Resistance Syndrome Medications ... HYPERTRICHOSIS Medications ... #Virilization #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... Medications 7. ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea ... workup #diagnosis #differential