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Investigation of Chronic Diarrhea

#Chronic #Diarrhea #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Workup
Investigation of Chronic Diarrhea ... #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Causes of acute diarrhea ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
Approach to Diarrhea ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Algorithm Acute ... Diarrhea (MINT) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Colonoscopy +/- ... #Workup #Management ... #Algorithm #Transplant
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #Workup #diagnosis
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Assessment (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... ) • FCP, CRP, Colonoscopy ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... Treatment #Management #Algorithm
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Age-appropriate cancer screening ... - No other workup ... Age-appropriate cancer screening ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Bloody diarrhea, ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... Acidosis - RTA - Diarrhea ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Causes #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 ... #Algorithm #Nephrology