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Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
drain loss • Diarrhea ... • High volume ileal ... • Lower volume ileal ... established stoma, or low
Short Bowel Syndrome - Acute and Chronic Adverse Signs and Symptoms of Ileal Resection
 • Dehydration
and Symptoms of Ileal ... @drM_sudha #ShortBowel ... Signs #Symptoms #Ileal
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 ... gastric surgery or ileal ... syndrome, Factitious diarrhea ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Disease • Ileal ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Bladder lavage - Low ... benefit, low risk ... Consider if slow ... bypass or VA-ECMO - Ideal
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Causes of Low Vitamin ... B12 Levels Low ... Post-gastrectomy and ileal ... VitaminB12 #deficiency #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Normal Acid-Base: Low ... Gl tract loss (Diarrhea ... Ureterosigmoidoscopy • HTN, Low ... causes #potassium #low
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
losses (NG suction, diarrhea ... vomiting) • Low ... Algorithm #nephrology #low
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
with COVID-19 Low ... flow nasal cannula ... liters/minute High flow ... Iimitation in the flow ... interface possibly ideal
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
to nonocclusive low ... flow states • ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea