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Apr 2021
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#267 Diarrhea Disemboweled Part 2: Chron...

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
About this episode
Flow with us through Diarrhea Disemboweled Part 2 as Dr. Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang @IrisWangMD  walks us through the differential diagnosis and initial evaluation of chronic diarrhea.

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Credits
  • Producer: Elena Gibson MD
  • Writer: Elena Gibson MD, Beth Garbitelli
  • Cover Art: Kate Grant, MD 
  • Hosts: Elena Gibson MD, Stuart Brigham MD; Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP  
  • Editor: Matthew Watto MD (written); Clair Morgan of nodderly.com (audio)
  • Guest: Xiao Jing (Iris) Wang MD


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Show Segments
  • Intro, disclaimer, guest bio 
  • Case from Kashlak 
  • Osmotic diarrhea & stool osmotic gap
  • Causes of osmotic Diarrhea
  • Algorithm for evaluating diarrhea workup
  • Testing workup for chronic diarrhea
  • Endoscopic evaluation indications
  • Disorders of the Gut-Brain Axis
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