Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens, V. cholerae, E. coli, Salmonella, Yersinia)
 • Parasitic (e.g. Giardia)
 • Drugs (Antibiotics, Laxatives, Antacids)
 • Toxins
Bloody/Pain/Small Volume/Urgency (Large Bowel)
 • Bacterial (e.g. E. coli, C difficile, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella)
 • Parasitic (e.g. E. histolytjca)
Nausea/Vomiting Predominant
 • Bacillus cereus
 • Staphylococcus aureus
 • Crohn's Ileitis
 • Crohn's Colitis
Bloody
 • Ulcerative Colitis
 • Crohn's Colitis

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