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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Hyperthyroid - Inflammatory ... • Inflammatory ... Microscopic Colitis Disordered ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Systemic disease ... Malabsorption syndromes ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Group of disorders ... the extent of disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... Carpal tunnel syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... • If Diarrhea: ... - Rule out inflammatory ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... #Diagnosis #workup
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... Gastrointestinal inflammatory ... Infectious diarrhea ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... #management
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
systemic (multiorgan) disorders ... Infiltrative (Amyloidosis ... Hemochromatosis, Fabry's disease ... ) • Inflammatory ... Cardiomyopathies #cardiology #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... , Seizure disorders ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... Treatment: • Inflammatory ... #management #treatment
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Medications Inflammatory ... Crohn disease ... ), Crohn disease ... Pancreatic disease ... #Differential #diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
a rare chronic inflammatory ... disorder of bone ... Autoinflammatory disorder ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #management #Dermatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... other neurological disorders ... antibody that works ... limb or joint disorders ... #Management #treatment