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Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - ... Dietary / Functional ... Fibrosis Dietary/Functional ... Anatomic: • Bowel
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... Dietary/Functional ... Atresia Dietary/Functional ... Anatomic • Bowel ... #Causes #Peds
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Chronic Idiopathic Constipation ... Dysfunction • Functional ... Dyspepsia • Functional
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... • Small Bowel ... - Normal Liver Function ... Abnormal Liver Function ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased kidney function ... hyperplasia • Constipation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... and Management Algorithm ... Younger age, Other functional ... , Eluxadoline Constipation ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Findings Ileus: Functional ... bowel "blockage ... abdominal pain • Obstipation ... percussion • Nausea
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... of Constipation ... Bowel Obstruction ... involuntary bodily functions ... transit time #constipation
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
cholecystitis • Functional ... Diffuse Pain: • Constipation ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... disease • Necrotic bowel
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Alteration in brain function ... neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Electrolyte imbalances, Constipation ... to maintain 2-3 bowel