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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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*History | |||
**Age | |||
**Duration | |||
**Food | |||
**Family history | |||
**Pattern | |||
**Timing | |||
**Travel | |||
*Physical examination | |||
**General | |||
**Eye | |||
**Skin | |||
**Abdomen | |||
**Anorectal | |||
*Laboratory tests | |||
**Blood (Albumin and thyroid stimulating hormone levels, complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, liver function testing | |||
**Stool ( Bacteria, blood, fat, leukocytes, ova and parasite, pH tests, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium antigen test) | |||
**Celiac panel | |||
**Clostridium difficle toxin ( if indicated) | |||
**Laxative screen ( if indicated) | |||
*Procedure | |||
**Anoscopy | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]
Overview
Diagnostic criteria
- History
- Age
- Duration
- Food
- Family history
- Pattern
- Timing
- Travel
- Physical examination
- General
- Eye
- Skin
- Abdomen
- Anorectal
- Laboratory tests
- Blood (Albumin and thyroid stimulating hormone levels, complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, liver function testing
- Stool ( Bacteria, blood, fat, leukocytes, ova and parasite, pH tests, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium antigen test)
- Celiac panel
- Clostridium difficle toxin ( if indicated)
- Laxative screen ( if indicated)
- Procedure
- Anoscopy