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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... ) Exclude: 1. ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis ... #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Diagnosis Framework ... in the urine 1. ... (RTA): Type 1: ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... Surgical drains - Chronic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... Colonoscopy • Colonic ... e.g. coeliac), Short ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... • Infectious diarrhea
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and Clinical Manifestations ... processed grains - Chronic ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea ... main variants: (1)
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... pupils pinned or normal ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Chronic infections ... the Fingers Clinically ... approximately 1 ... #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs