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=== Infectious ===
===Diarrhea===
#Viral (e.g. rotavirus)  
==== Infectious ====
#Bacterial  
*Viral (e.g. rotavirus)  
##[[Campylobactor]]
*Bacterial  
##[[Shigella]]
**[[Campylobactor]]
##[[Salmonella]] (nontyphi)  
**[[Shigella]]
##[[E. coli]]
**[[Salmonella]] (nontyphi)  
##E. coli 0157:H7  
**[[E. coli]]
##[[Yersinia]]
**E. coli 0157:H7  
##[[Vibrio cholerae]]  
**[[Yersinia]]
##[[Clostridium Difficile]]  
**[[Vibrio cholerae]]  
#[[Parasitic]]
**[[Clostridium Difficile]]  
##[[Giardia lamblia]]
*[[Parasitic]]
##[[Cryptosporidium]]
**[[Giardia lamblia]]
##[[Entamoeba histolytica]]
**[[Cryptosporidium]]
#Toxin  
**[[Entamoeba histolytica]]
##[[Staphylococcus aureus]]  
*Toxin  
##[[Bacillus cereus]]
**[[Staphylococcus aureus]]  
**[[Bacillus cereus]]


=== Noninfectious  ===
==== Noninfectious  ====
#[[GI Bleed]]  
*[[GI Bleed]]  
#[[Appendicitis]]  
*[[Appendicitis]]  
#[[Mesenteric Ischemia]]  
*[[Mesenteric Ischemia]]  
#[[Diverticulitis]]
*[[Diverticulitis]]
#[[Adrenal Crisis]]  
*[[Adrenal Crisis]]  
#[[Thyroid Storm]]  
*[[Thyroid Storm]]  
#[[Toxidromes|Toxicologic exposures]]
*[[Toxidromes|Toxicologic exposures]]
#Antibiotic or drug-associated
*Antibiotic or drug-associated


===Watery Diarrhea===
====Watery Diarrhea====
* Enterotoxigenic [[E. coli]] (most common cause of watery diarrhea)<ref>Marx et al.  “Cholera and Gastroenteritis caused by Noncholera Vibrio Species”.  Rosen’s Emergency Medicine 8th edition vol 1 pg 1245-1246.</ref>
* Enterotoxigenic [[E. coli]] (most common cause of watery diarrhea)<ref>Marx et al.  “Cholera and Gastroenteritis caused by Noncholera Vibrio Species”.  Rosen’s Emergency Medicine 8th edition vol 1 pg 1245-1246.</ref>
* Norovirus (often has prominent vomiting)
* Norovirus (often has prominent vomiting)
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* Enterotoxigenic [[Bacteroides fragilis]]
* Enterotoxigenic [[Bacteroides fragilis]]


===[[Traveler's Diarrhea]]===
====[[Traveler's Diarrhea]]====
#[[Giardia lamblia]]
*[[Giardia lamblia]]
#[[Cryptosporidiosis]]
*[[Cryptosporidiosis]]
#[[Entamoeba histolytica]]
*[[Entamoeba histolytica]]
#[[Cyclospora]]
*[[Cyclospora]]

Revision as of 20:04, 27 March 2015

Diarrhea

Infectious

Noninfectious

Watery Diarrhea

  • Enterotoxigenic E. coli (most common cause of watery diarrhea)[1]
  • Norovirus (often has prominent vomiting)
  • Campylobacter
  • Non-typhoidal Salmonella
  • Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC)
  • Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis

Traveler's Diarrhea

  1. Marx et al. “Cholera and Gastroenteritis caused by Noncholera Vibrio Species”. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine 8th edition vol 1 pg 1245-1246.