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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... ileus) • Abdomen is ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... laxatives • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
treating irritable bowel ... ) #IBSD #diarrhea ... Algorithm #irritable #bowel ... syndrome #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Hernia: External abdominal ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Pregnancy
 - Pathophysiology
 - Pharmacotherapy
 - Nonpharmacological Treatment

Emory Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) in ... Nonpharmacological Treatment ... Emory Gastroenterology ... #Syndrome #IBS
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
Is constipation ... associated with abdominal ... defecation suggests IBS-C ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... • Irritable bowel
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Intestinal obstruction ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... disease • Necrotic bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes