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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 Diarrhea ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... gastric surgery or ileal ... ) #Chronic #Diarrhea ... management #algorithm #workup
Investigation of Chronic Diarrhea

#Chronic #Diarrhea #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Investigation of Chronic Diarrhea ... #Chronic #Diarrhea ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Approach to Diarrhea ... Diagnosis and Workup ... : Inflammatory diarrhea ... , Watery diarrhea ... • Fatty diarrhea
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
drain loss • Diarrhea ... • High volume ileal ... • Lower volume ileal
Appendix Positions
 - Retrocecal (*most common)
 - Post-ileal
 - Pre-ileal
 - Sub-ileal
 - Pelvic
 - Subcecal
common) - Post-ileal ... - Pre-ileal - ... Sub-ileal - Pelvic
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
bowel syndrome-diarrheal ... IBS-D) #IBSD #diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Disease • Ileal ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... testing negative and diarrhea ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... #Workup #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea ... Diarrhea > 10 days ... Bloody diarrhea, ... management #algorithm #workup
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
Diagnosis and Workup ... volume loss - diarrhea ... Hypernatremia #Diagnosis #Workup