| Small bowel diarrheas | ||
| large, loose stools | ||
| periumbilical or RLQ pain | ||
| Large bowel diarrheas | ||
| frequent, small, loose stools | ||
| crampy, LLQ pain or tenesmus | ||
| Viral gastroenteritis | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | |
| Clostridium perfringens | |
| Salmonella | |
| Shigella | |
| Cryptosporidiosis | |
| Drug-induced diarrhea | |
| Clostridium difficile |
| Toxigenic E. coli | |
| Entamoeba histolytica | |
| Giardia lamblia | |
| Choleria |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | |
| Pseudomembranous colitis | |
| Diabetic enteropathy | |
| Dumping syndrome | |
| Malabsorption of lactose | |
| Chronic laxative use |
| Nature of bowel movements | ||
| Associated symptoms | ||
| Epidemiologic information | ||
| travel | ||
| food intake | ||
| personal contact | ||
| HIV status | ||
| Drug history | ||
| Vital sign | |
| Skin | |
| Lymph nodes | |
| Abdomen | |
| Rectal |
| Gram’s stain for leukocytes | |
| Stool for C&S | |
| CBC | |
| Electrolytes | |
| Stool for O&P, C. difficile (if indicated) | |
| LFTs & PT time | |
| Amylase, glucose | |
| Acute diarrhea | |||
| maintain hydration | |||
| absorbent products | |||
| lomotil | |||
| immodium | |||
| antibiotics | |||
| Traveler’s diarrhea | |||
| prophylactic | |||
| treatment | |||