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Functional Dyspepsia Syndromes - Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS) and Postprandial Distress Syndrome (PDS)
Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS):
≥
Functional Dyspepsia ... Pain Syndrome ( ... pathology • Criteria ... >3 months • Symptoms ... #gastroenterology
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia ... - Signs, Symptoms ... #Functional ... Pathophysiology #gastroenterology ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... • Rome IV Criteria ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... cholecystitis • Functional ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Younger age, Other functional ... factors affecting symptom ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
Irritable bowel syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome ... following: anorexia, nausea ... irritable bowel syndrome ... #Disorders #gastroenterology
TRAUMA Mnemonic for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms

T - Traumatic Experience - A Traumatic event occurred
TRAUMA Mnemonic ... U - Unable to Function ... distressing and cause ... are Unable to function ... the diagnostic criteria
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
arrest, Kounis syndrome ... arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... edema, abdominal pain ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... - Emergency Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Rome IV Criteria ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... last 3 months + symptom ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome