Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
• Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
• Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia, Malignancy, Radiation
• Osmotic: Lactose intolerance, Medication, Bacterial overgrowth, Celiac disease, Pancreatic insufficiency
• Secretory: Carcinoid, Gastrinoma, VIPoma
• Dysmotility: IBS, Medications, Diabetes, Thyrotoxicosis, Scleroderma, Amyloidosis, S/p surgery
- VA Joint Chiefs @BostonChiefs
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