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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #Irritable #Bowel ... Diagnosis #Management #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... (irritable bowel ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
- Infrequent bowel ... - How many bowel ... associated with abdominal ... defecation suggests IBS-C ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Trichobezoar on Endoscopy
13 years old.  Vomiting since 1 year with hair loss and abdominal lump.
Trichobezoar on Endoscopy ... hair loss and abdominal ... Trichobezoar #bezoar #Endoscopy ... #EGD #clinical ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #Irritable #Bowel ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Intramural hematoma, Ischemic ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy
Patient admitted with cholangitis, dilated CHD and IHBDs, remote cholecystectomy.  I found
Choledochodudodenal Fistula on Endoscopy ... resulting in partial CBD ... Choledochodudodenal #Fistula #Endoscopy ... #EGD #gastroenterology ... #clinical
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... cause of acute abdominal ... Bowel infarction ... to suffer from ischemia