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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 ... Antispasmodics #Irritable ... IBS #Treatment #Management
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Interaction: • Irritable ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... inflammation, Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... intestinal epithelial cells ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS #Irritable
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... intestinal epithelial cells ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS #Irritable ... Bowel #Syndrome #Management
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... • PMN > 250 cells ... stain/culture Management
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
 -
POCUS - Regional ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Plane #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... multimodal pain management ... #Transverse #Abdominis ... Regional #Anesthesia #Management ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis of MALA - Abdominal ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management