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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... overgrowth, Celiac disease ... #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... Inflammatory (IBD ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... Framework 1) Diagnostic ... dysentery, severe disease ... NonInfectious #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... #Transplant #diagnosis ... #differential
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... the following: 1. ... • If Diarrhea: ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... days) Exclude: 1. ... Systemic disease ... #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue despite disease ... control • 1/3 ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Viral (HIV, HTLV-1) ... IBD Stanford Internal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm