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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 ... Causes of acute ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... positive 2. ... fever, abdominal ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Pain: • Pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Ascites, Pregnancy ... #Chronic #Causes
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #Workup
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
IBD, age > 70, pregnant ... Few infectious causes ... of acute gastroenteritis ... 196 (1.5%) had a positive ... #Indications #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Burns • Diarrhea ... Idiopathic JAK-2 Positive ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Use a positive ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... • If Diarrhea: ... #workup #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... : • Defect in fetal ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... disorders - Chronic ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal