Diarrhoea DDx Flashcards
1
Q
acute?
A
suspect gastroenteritis
2
Q
chronic
A
- alternating w consipation: IBS
- coeliac
3
Q
bloody?
A
- vascular: ischaemic colitis
- inflammatory: IBD
- infectious
- neoplastic
4
Q
w mucus?
A
IBS, CRC, polyps
5
Q
w pus?
A
IBD, diverticulitis, polyps
6
Q
assoc w medical disease?
A
- autonomic neuropathy
- carcinoid
7
Q
assoc w drugs?
A
- Abx
- PPI
- digoxin
- NSAIDs