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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... Secretagogues → activate ... #treatment
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Activity: Colonoscopy ... +/- EGD, Small Bowel ... Disease → Optimize ... algorithm #management #gastroenterology ... #indications
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Secretagogues → activate ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #treatment
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) ... • Inflammatory bowel ... disease (IBD):
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Workup ... disease w/ fecal ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #workup #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... syndrome 4. ... Medications 7. ... Systemic disease ... management #algorithm #workup
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Autoimmune • CVID • Medications ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Irritable bowel ... bowel disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... taken at home, work ... - Exogenous ... licorice • Medications ... excess (Cushing syndrome
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hematology for workup ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD ... , Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome