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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Ileus: Functional bowel ... abdominal pain • Obstipation ... ), OR absent bowel ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Extraintestinal ... Episcleritis Respiratory: Obstructive ... cancer, Small-bowel ... bone disease #Extraintestinal
IBS-C Pharmacotherapy

Polyethylene glycol
Lubiprostone
Linaclotide
Plecanatide
Tegaserod
Tenapanor

#IBSC #IBS #Constipation #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSC #IBS #Constipation ... #Irritable #Bowel ... pharmacology #table #comparison
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric Constipation ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... Pseudo-obstruction ... Sexual Abuse #Constipation
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
of Intestinal Obstruction ... Carcinomatosis, Extraintestinal ... perforate the bowel ... #Intestinal #Obstruction ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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Constipation - Differential ... Dyssyngergia Irritable Bowel ... Neuropathy • Pseudo--obstruction ... (Inflammatory Bowel ... Diverticular Disease) #Constipation
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation ... • Irritable bowel
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel ... Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Bloating and Belching - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup
Phenotypes:
"The gastric bloater" - Gastric outlet obstruction, Gastroparesis,
Gastric outlet obstruction ... dyspepsia "The small bowel ... IBS-C, Simple constipation
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Select Causes of Constipation ... Bowel Obstruction ... -> Mechanical obstruction ... in the bowel -> ... transit time #constipation