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Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Rotavirus, sapovirus Protozoal ... Cytomegalovirus Protozoal ... #Causes #Acute ... differential #diagnosis #table
Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammatory
 - Infectious
   - Noninvasive
     - Viral
Diarrhea Differential ... Bacterial - Protozoal ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Diarrhea ... Noninfectious #Causes
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Causing Bloody Diarrhea ... SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea ... E = Entamoeba (Protozoa ... Pathogens #Bloody #Diarrhea ... #Hemorrhagic #Causes
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... of diarrhea in ... Coccidioides 4) Protozoal ... Questions @WuidQ #Diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Vomiting - Diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
fever, body aches, diarrhea ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... follows a different protocol
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... , adrenal vein sampling ... Screening #Workup #table
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
NG drainage - Diarrhea ... Low #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
• Severe diarrhea ... exacerbation (any cause ... Classification #Table
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... sub-classifications lBS-diarrhoea ... constipation and diarrhoea ... Subclassifications #Classes ... #Diagnosis #Diarrhea