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IBS-C Pharmacotherapy

Polyethylene glycol
Lubiprostone
Linaclotide
Plecanatide
Tegaserod
Tenapanor

#IBSC #IBS #Constipation #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSC #IBS #Constipation ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #pharmacology # ... table #comparison ... #management #treatment
Opioid Use Disorder Medications - Pharmacokinetics

Buprenorphine is a partial mu-opioid receptor agonist with low intrinsic activity,
depression and constipation ... margin of safety in pharmacology ... the sublingual tablet ... Pharmacokinetics #Comparison #Table ... #Pharmacology #
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
some Cholinergic Agonists ... during ocular surgery ... in ophthalmic surgery ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Summary
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) Treatment ... ibs #diarrhea #constipation ... #management #pharmacology ... #table
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
V1 receptor-agonist ... shock V2 receptor-agonist ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% pts ... polyuria, polydipsia, constipation ... , and, rarely, secondary ... of anesthesia, surgery ... management and then surgery
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Dysphagia • GI: Constipation ... progressive decline → Secondary ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... other diseases • Secondary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... dryness: muscarinic agonists
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... medications - Beta agonists