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Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
Indications in Diarrhea ... immunocompromised, IBD ... Few infectious causes ... Indications #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Non-infectious: IBD ... BostonChiefs #Diarrhea ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... abdominal pain, nausea ... , and diarrhea; ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #AUD #Therapies
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome Overview ... Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview ... Perspiration - Diarrhea ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... immunocompromised, IBD ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia Overview ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... related to IBD, ... Check for IF ab Treatment