What Are Best Practices for Your Patient Who Presents with Diarrhea?

October 24, 2012

We’ve invited Dr. Christina Surawicz to shed some light on the topic of chronic diarrhea. Dr. Surawicz is Chief of Gastroenterology at Harborview Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Her presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology’s 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting in Las Vegas focused on an organized approach to the evaluation and management of patients with diarrhea.

What Are Best Practices for Your Patient Who Presents with Diarrhea?
What Are Best Practices for Your Patient Who Presents with Diarrhea?

by martha summers | January 30, 2013 7:20 AM EST

We sent stool for O and P, e-coli, campylobacter, salmonella.
CBC with Diff, lytes,
HIV testing in process

by martha summers | January 30, 2013 7:18 AM EST

35 year old male with painless, watery diarrhea for one month, 25 pound wt loss in past 3 months-but he was trying to lose wt. No travel outside of country. 2/3 Heme pos stool cards.

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