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Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Colorectal Disease • Colon ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... bowel disease • Constipation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #OBGyn
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... physical activity - Nausea ... ChestPain #ACS #Evaluation
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... genitourinary causes ... : • Constipation ... #Chronic #Causes
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
accompanied by pain ... defaecation IBS-constipation ... of incomplete evacuation ... alternate between constipation ... Subclassifications #Classes
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... of Constipation ... muscle wall of the colon ... Ability of the colon ... anal canal -> Evacuation
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
resolution of the constipation ... have functional constipation ... After appropriate evaluation ... After appropriate evaluation ... following: anorexia, nausea