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Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Notice that docusate ... #medications #constipation ... #pharmacology #table
Enema Selection / Comparison Table

A short guide for choosing which enema to order depending on the
Selection / Comparison Table ... when treating constipation ... concurrent use with docusate ... Galactosemia Docusate ... Enema #Comparison #Table
Summary of Randomized Controlled Trials Studying Docusate 

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/193136/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-prescribing-docusate-constipation

#Docusate #Colace #RCTs #Evidence #EBM #Trials
Trials Studying Docusate ... things-we-do-no-reason-prescribing-docusate-constipation ... #Docusate #Colace
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation 
Fiber Laxatives
 - Bran powder
 - Psyllium
 - Methylcellulose
 - Calcium polycarbophil
Management of Constipation ... Surfactants - Docusate ... Magnesium citrate #Constipation
IBS-C Pharmacotherapy

Polyethylene glycol
Lubiprostone
Linaclotide
Plecanatide
Tegaserod
Tenapanor

#IBSC #IBS #Constipation #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSC #IBS #Constipation ... #pharmacology #table
Pharmacologic Management of Constipation
Commonly used laxatives:
 • Bulk-forming laxatives - Psyllium, methylcellulose, polycarbophil
 • Osmotic laxatives
Management of Constipation ... Stool softeners - Docusate ... sodium, docusate ... - Elobixibat #Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

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

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Algorithm IBS-Constipation ... : • Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
ibs #diarrhea #constipation ... #pharmacology #table
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
Constipation Management ... do you mean by constipation ... Is constipation ... Rectal Irrigation #Constipation
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Anti-Emetics Guide
Serotonin antagonists:
 • Ondansetron (Zofran), Granisetron (Kytril, Sancuso) - Headache,
Sancuso) - Headache, constipation ... Haldol) - EPS, constipation ... #pharmacology #table