5 results
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Algorithm Steatorrhea ... Malabsorption • Celiac ... Cancer • Microscopic ... #Algorithm
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Celiac ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic ... colitis Differential ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Osmotic ... Secretory: • Microscopic ... "celiac sprue") ... #Diarrhea #Causes
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
 •
Colonoscopy • Colonic ... malabsorption, Microscopic ... colitis, Overflow ... Enteropathy (e.g. coeliac ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Ulcerative colitis ... Microscopic colitis ... mucosal disorders: celiac ... #Differential #diagnosis