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Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Phosphate Load: • Exogenous ... Fosphenytoin • Endogenous ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... Shift: • Lactic acidosis ... , DKA Kidney Disease
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small Bowel ... : Inflammatory Bowel ... Disease, Dieulafoy's ... purpura, Small bowel ... Diagnosis #Causes #gastroenterology
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... Anaerobic muscular activity ... with underlying disease ... failure, Short bowel ... syndrome, Thiamine
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Secretagogues → activate ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... Lactic acid is an endogenous ... with exercise/activity ... of underlying disease ... ) Lactic Acidosis
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
chronic respiratory acidosis ... Severe Cushing syndrome ... ectopic ACTH) • Exogenous ... dehydrogenase activity ... loop diuretics actively
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rule out celiac disease ... disease w/ fecal ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #workup #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... IBS (irritable bowel ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... #disease #mimics ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Secretagogues → activate ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology