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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... Always RULE OUT infection ... (CMV, C. diff esp ... : IBS (irritable ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... and Management Algorithm ... , Mucosal inflammation ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Infectious: ... Laxative Abuse • Inflammatory ... Overfeeding • Short ... Bowel Syndrome ... Poisoning • Irritable
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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... the following: 1. ... - Rule out inflammatory ... #Irritable #Bowel
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... eosinophilia) • Infectious ... Viral (HIV, HTLV-1) ... insufficiency, Chronic inflammatory ... IBD Stanford Internal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... thrombus • Splenic infarction ... Constipation • Irritable ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Medications Inflammatory ... bowel resection (short ... lymphoma, carcinoid, infectious ... Irritable bowel ... infections 1.
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

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