Chronic Diarrhea

Drs. Levene & Xie presented a case last week of diarrhea. The patient was experiencing one month of diarrhea.

Let's discuss chronic diarrhea. 

This is distinct from acute diarrhea (diarrhea lasting less than one month)! 

A great graphic borrowed from the UCSF VA morning report blog! Check it out: https://ucsfmed.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/va-ambulatory-report-10-18-17-chronic-diarrhea/

This graphic was borrowed from NEJM. It was included in a really helpful article linked here:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMcpc1208149 
"Case 6-2013 — A 54-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Diarrhea."