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Possible Causes of Altered Urine Color 

Red 
    Foods: beets, blackberries, rhubarb
rhubarb Medications ... : laxatives, antipsychotics ... carrots Medications ... nitrofurantoin), laxatives ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Entameoba • IS medications ... Sirolimus • Non-IS medications ... Antidiabetic, Laxatives ... Transplant #Diarrhea #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Medications 7. ... Sorbitol, lactulose, Laxative ... weight: Secretory laxative ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
- Differential Diagnosis ... corn syrup) • Medications ... Lactulose • Laxative ... Tropical sprue • Medications ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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- Extrarenal Laxatives ... hypomagnesemia #Medications ... #differential #diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
asthma, ↓ Drive, Medications ... Bartter's L – Laxative ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Medications: antacids ... magnesium (antacids, laxatives ... Factitious diarrhea (laxative ... Medications Inflammatory ... #Differential #diagnosis
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
Pragmatic diagnostic ... urine Cl; • Laxative ... Other medications ... #hypokalemia #diagnosis
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Constipation Fiber Laxatives ... Mineral oil Osmotic Laxatives ... 3350) Stimulant Laxatives ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Types of Laxatives #constipation #chart #pharmacology #laxatives
Types of Laxatives ... #pharmacology #laxatives