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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... intolerance, Medication, Bacterial ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... disease, >7 days 2) PCR ... Astrovirus • Bacterial ... NonInfectious #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Gastrointestinal loss: Diarrhea ... High effective arterial ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... urine #potassium #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... syndrome, intestinal bacterial ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... pain, chronic diarrhea ... vomiting, and diarrhea ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Perspiration - Diarrhea ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... ’s • Reduced Arterial ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... Mediastinal mass, Left atrial ... the underlying cause ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... soil and other material ... endemic fungi cause ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
result-watery diarrhoea ... mellitus, Bile acid diarrhoea ... disease, Small bowel bacterial ... elastase #low #differential ... #gastroenterology