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Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... colitis, Overflow diarrhoea ... : Pancreatic insufficiency ... , Pancreatic carcinoma ... @drkeithsiau #Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Celiac disease, Pancreatic ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
Extra Chloride D: Diarrhea ... P: Pancreatic
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 ... Malabsorption syndromes, Pancreatic ... syndrome, Factitious diarrhea ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
elastase Abnormal pancreatic ... pancreatitis, Pancreatic ... resection, Pancreatic ... result-watery diarrhoea ... mellitus, Bile acid diarrhoea
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes of diarrhea ... AIDS enteropathy, pancreatic ... Questions @WuidQ #Diarrhea
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
drain loss • Diarrhea ... hyperventilation) • Pancreatic
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Maldigestive • Pancreatic ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... Osmotic Diarrhea ... Factitious diarrhea ... Pancreatic disease ... pancreatitis, pancreatic
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... celiac sprue") • Pancreatic ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea