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IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... pharmacology #table #comparison ... #management #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... gastric acidity, medications ... tongue), abd pain, diarrhea ... , intestinal), alcohol ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Renal Loses - Medications ... dysfunction - Alcohol ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... pain, nausea, and diarrhea ... psychaedelics #Alcohol ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... a precipitant: Medications ... , Alcohol abuse, ... Side effects: Diarrhea ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
metastasis (hungry bone syndrome ... biliary fistula - Diarrhea ... intoxication - Alcohol ... disorders: - Syndrome ... #differential #medications
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... , Short bowel syndrome ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... nutrition, Excess alcohol
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... History of excessive alcohol ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... of contaminated medication ... administration of medication ... diagnosis #toxicology #comparison ... table #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... Hypoglycemia - Alcohol ... - HIV/HAART medications