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Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Sorbitol, lactulose, Laxative ... weight: Secretory laxative ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... - 1st Line: Laxatives ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Magnesium-containing laxatives ... Hypermagnesemia #Diagnosis ... #Management #magnesium
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Pharmacologic Management ... Constipation Fiber Laxatives ... Mineral oil Osmotic Laxatives ... 3350) Stimulant Laxatives ... Pharmacologic #Management
Types of Laxatives #constipation #chart #pharmacology #laxatives
Types of Laxatives ... #pharmacology #laxatives
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Constipation: Osmotic laxatives ... IBS #Treatment #Management
Causes of Hypermagnesemia
Increased magnesium load
 - Magnesium-containing laxatives, antacids, or enemas
 - Treatment of pre-edampsia/eclampsia (mothers
Magnesium-containing laxatives ... Hypermagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
- Differential Diagnostic ... (Antibiotics, Laxatives ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
urgency Stimulant laxatives ... Bulk-forming laxatives
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Drugs • Laxative ... #Differential #Diagnosis