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Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption • Celiac ... • Ileal Crohn's ... Adenoma • Colon Cancer ... Microscopic Colitis Disordered
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac ... Disease • Prior ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Pouchitis, Cuffitis, Crohn's ... Small bowel bacterial ... Squamous cell cancer ... Bone loss, Vit D/B12 ... , Renal stone, Celiac
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... red flags - Low chance ... - Rule out celiac ... disease w/ T TG ... Pelvic Floor Disorder
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hematology for workup ... hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac ... disease, Kawasaki
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Depression, eating disorders ... Crohn's Disease, ... Celiac Disease) ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Trauma, Burns) • Cancer