Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammatory
 - Infectious
   - Noninvasive
     - Viral
Diarrhea Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial - Protozoal ... #Differential # ... Noninfectious #Causes
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 β€’ Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... β€’ Dysmotility: IBS ... #Diagnosis #causes
IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis
Non-inflammatory mechanisms:
 β€’ IBS
 β€’ Fibrostenotic
Response (sLOR) - Differential ... mechanisms: β€’ IBS ... Other (bile salt diarrhea ... LossOfResponse #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary intestinal ... - Chronic diarrhea ... / IBD Renal Loses ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV
Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia
Microsporidia
 -
Protozoal causes ... of diarrhea in ... included in the table ... #causes #diarrhea ... #HIVAIDS #Differential
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... sub-classifications lBS-diarrhoea ... constipation and diarrhoea ... #Classes #Diagnosis ... #Diarrhea
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 β€’ Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... post-Transplant Diarrhea ... Other: GVHD, PTLD, IBD ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... of diarrhea in ... Coccidioides 4) Protozoal ... #HIVAIDS #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 β€’ Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... bowel syndrome (IBS ... bowel disease (IBD ... #Causes #Differential
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Laxative use β€’ Diarrhea ... #differential #