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IBS-C Pharmacotherapy

Polyethylene glycol
Lubiprostone
Linaclotide
Plecanatide
Tegaserod
Tenapanor

#IBSC #IBS #Constipation #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
IBS-C Pharmacotherapy ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #pharmacology ... #table #comparison ... #management #treatment
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #pharmacology ... #table #comparison ... #management #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... #syndrome #ibs ... constipation #management #pharmacology ... #table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
of this therapy is ... Note: Treatment ... is effective in ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... Disease (IBD) - ... Initiation of medical treatment ... #Bowel #Disease ... #Checklist #gastroenterology
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 
Muscarinic Receptor Agonists
Methacholine
 • Diagnosis of bronchial airway
Carbachol
 • Glaucorna (topical
• Peptic ulcer disease ... Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Table
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... - Test is complex ... expensive Small bowel ... Reflects response to treatment ... Diagnosis #Workup #Table
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bolus to the small bowel ... Liver Disease in ... excluded limb • Treatment ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
regurgitation of fluids ... stroke, Parkinson disease ... Barium swallow is ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
initiation of ART is ... recommended for KS treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #pharmacology