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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bowel Syndrome ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased WBCs ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Normal RBCs • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Pathophysiology ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... #Bowel #Syndrome ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Sickle cell anemia ... • Trauma • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Interaction: • Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome ... #gastroenterology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... • Anemia of Chronic ... Disease • Marrow ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... Systemic disease ... bowel syndrome, ... #differential
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Small Bowel ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Cells, Normal WBCs ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
in duration) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastrointestinal: • Irritable ... bowel syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm