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How is the fecal osmotic gap calculated?  Fecal osmotic gap represents the osmotic […]

How secretory and osmotic watery diarrhea distinguished?  The most useful way to differentiate

The initial diagnostic scheme for patients with chronic diarrhea The scheme in the below

Likely causes of fatty diarrhea Malabsorption Syndromes Mucosal disease (celiac disease, Whipple disease)

likely causes of inflammatory diarrhea Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diverticulitis,

Likely causes of secretory watery diarrhea Bacterial toxins Ileal bile acid malabsorption Inflammatory

Likely causes of diarrhea according to epidemiologic characteristics Traveler’s Diarrhea Bacterial infection (mostly