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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Management Summary ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #Management #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... barium, CT, or MR ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Dyssnergic Defecation (DD) - Diagnosis and Management

Impaired rectal evacuation with abnormal anorectal testing & recurring constipation

Diagnostic
Defecation (DD) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... ) • Barium / MR ... #Management #Colorectal ... #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... Obstructive) Diagnosis ... 1st line: CT or MRI ... #Pancreatitis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... liver biopsy or MRI ... hemochromatosis #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
be a/w autism, MR ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
intervention indicated Diagnostic ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR ... CheckpointInhibitor #Colitis #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm ... #IBD
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... Disease Activity (MR ... Cancer #algorithm #management ... #treatment #ibd