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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... (CMV, C. diff esp ... : IBS (irritable ... bowel #disease # ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Infectious: ... Laxative Abuse • Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease ... Overfeeding • Short ... Poisoning • Irritable
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... and Management Algorithm ... , Mucosal inflammation ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... the following: 1. ... - Rule out inflammatory ... bowel disease w ... #Irritable #Bowel
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... release → mucosal inflammation ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
thrombus • Splenic infarction ... Constipation • Irritable ... • Inflammatory ... bowel disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
A proposed management algorithm for CDI in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. *Severe-complicated CDI is defined
patients with inflammatory ... bowel disease. ... #CDI #CDiff #clostridiumdifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #Gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Medications Inflammatory ... resection (short ... lymphoma, carcinoid, infectious ... Irritable bowel ... syndrome Chronic infections
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
fibromyalgia) • Infections ... small and large bowel ... • Malar rash - spares ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1,