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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:
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... pain, bloody diarrhea ... Ova and parasite ... fever, abdominal ... pain 3.
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI: • Small bowel ... diarrhea • Enteric ... Steatorrhea • Chronic Diarrhea ... #endocrinology
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 ... Colitis #Acute #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
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
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Ova and Parasite ... Workup #Management #Algorithm ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... onset • Abd pain ... • Moderate abd pain ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Abdominal pain; ... Intermittent diarrhea ... macrophages from a small bowel ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... • If Diarrhea: ... #Irritable #Bowel