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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... performed, may show melanosis ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... diarrhea 2. ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Sleep Apnea • Chronic
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... Colonoscopy • ... Colonic: Bile acid ... colitis, Overflow diarrhoea ... diff, Viral (HIV, COVID
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
distal end of colonoscope ... ESOPHAGEAL/ DUODENAL/COLONIC ... energy or heat to cause ... • ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND ... pictures as it passes
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
extracellular deposition ... amyloid A (AA) → Chronic ... Bronchiectasis, Chronic ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea