Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
Acute Diarrhea Evaluation in Primary Care Acute Diarrhea luation in ...
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Initial <strong>Eva<strong>luation</strong></strong><br />
• <strong>Eva<strong>luation</strong></strong> primarily cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />
– Low yield of diagnostic tests<br />
– Most illnesses selflimited limited<br />
– Deal with reason(s) for patient visit<br />
– Exclude chronic diarrhea, with flare<br />
– Consider causes not directly gastro<strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al<br />
– runner’s diarrhea; medication; colon<br />
– ischaemia
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