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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... a diagnosis of exclusion ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... out inflammatory bowel ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... a diagnosis of exclusion ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Labeled Abdominal XRay Anatomy - Small Bowel Series / Small Bowel Follow Through 
#Anatomy #Radiology #Abdomen
Labeled Abdominal ... Anatomy - Small Bowel ... Series / Small Bowel ... #XRay #Small #Bowell
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
and Inflammatory Bowel ... Crohn's Disease Exclusion ... Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) - Exclusion ... that may trigger abdominal ... bloating, abdominal
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Diffuse, visceral abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

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

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... Checklist - Is there bowel ... of gas within bowel ... radiologistpage #Abdominal
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal ... • inflammatory bowel ... pseudomembranous colitis) • bowel ... radiology #KUB #Abdominal
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Resection Large Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... (diagnosis of exclusion
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal