Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IBD - Assessment of Lack of Response (sLOR) - Differential Diagnosis Non-inflammatory mechanisms: • IBS • Fibrostenotic
IBD - Assessment ... mechanisms: • IBS ... Other (bile salt diarrhea ... mechanisms, Non-IBD ... #Causes #Inflammatory
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... #causes #gastroenterology
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D) - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
bowel syndrome (IBS ... sub-classifications lBS-diarrhoea ... (IBS-C) - >25% ... of incomplete evacuation ... #Classes #Diagnosis
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... Entameoba • IS ... Sirolimus • Non-IS ... Other: GVHD, PTLD, IBD ... #causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
inhibitors - Primary intestinal ... - Chronic diarrhea ... / IBD Renal Loses ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Causes
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
hypokalemia is ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes ... Laxative use • Diarrhea ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency Etiology: • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... loss • If anemia is ... pain, diarrhea ... related to IBD, ... total body stores Evaluation
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients First Tier Microbiologic-Testing: 1. C. difficile PCR (Stool) 2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite evaluation ... Adjust IS medications ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #Transplant #diagnosis
A quick way to consider causes of PEA arrest (or severe hypotension) is to consider: Volume
way to consider causes ... severe hypotension) is ... Obstruction, and then 3 causes ... This is the '3 plus ... #Algorithm
Protozoal causes of diarrhea in HIV Others not included in the table: Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia Iamblia Microsporidia -
Protozoal causes ... of diarrhea in ... Washington University ID ... #causes #diarrhea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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