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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

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

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... Algorithm IBS-Constipation ... pain: Antispasmodics ... IBS-Diarrhea ... : • Diarrhea:
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Irritable bowel ... wall pain • Abdominal ... #Causes #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... #Pain #Differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Algorithm Watery ... Volume (Small Bowel ... Toxins Bloody/Pain ... histolytjca) Nausea
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
infarction in general is ... the rarest cause ... of acute abdominal ... pain. ... #SmallBowel #Infarction
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... in duration) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... #Differential #
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... inflammation, Abdominal ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... -HT4 agonists Pain
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Bowel ... #Causes #Peds #
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Abdominal pain; ... Intermittent diarrhea ... macrophages from a small bowel ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... pain, nausea, and ... vomiting, which she ... small bowel), 2 ... #SBO #SmallBowel
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