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Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Approach to Diarrhea ... - Differential ... (MINT): • Medications ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Dysmotility: IBS, Medications ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Thyrotoxicosis Medications ... losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... vomiting) • Low ... Algorithm #nephrology #low
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious: Medications ... #Differential # ... NonInfectious #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Renal Loses - Medications ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Causes of a low ... result-watery diarrhoea ... fecal #elastase #low ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Moderate (1-5%) to low ... -0.1%) to very low ... Lupusreference #DrugInduced ... Erythematosus #medications ... pharmacology #risk #differential