<unk>  investigations performed in the evaluation of patients with<unk>  diarrhea include spot stool analysis, detection of occult blood, white blood cells, stool culture, quantitative stool analysis, fecal weight, stool osmotic gap, fecal pH, fecal fat concentration and analysis for laxative abuse. According to the ACG guidelines, stool culture is done only in cases where the patient is at high risk of spreading the disease to others. Stool diagnostic studies are performed when symptoms last for >7 days, patient has dysentery or moderate-to-severe diarrhea and to determine etiology to enable directed pathogen-specific therapy. Antibiotic sensitivity testing for management of<unk>  diarrhea is not advised.
Acute diarrhea laboratory findings
Chronic diarrhea laboratory findings
Viral gastroenteritis laboratory findings
Traveler's diarrhea laboratory findings
Acute diarrhea physical examination
Escherichia coli enteritis laboratory findings
Chronic diarrhea physical examination
Traveler's diarrhea physical examination