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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

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

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... • Abdominal pain ... • Abdominal pain ... IBS #Treatment #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Constipation Management Algorithm
What do you mean by constipation?
 - Infrequent bowel movements, difficult defecation or both?
Constipation Management ... - Infrequent bowel ... - How many bowel ... #Constipation #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
38.50C, abdominal pain ... Fecal leukocytes ... Fecal leukocyte ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... and Management ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Management #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel ... disease - Fecal leukocytes ... biopsy - Small bowel ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... out inflammatory bowel ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... #gastroenterology
History Taking for IBD - FECES Mnemonic
FECES:
F - Frequency- how often? nocturnal sx? 
E - Emptying
S - Surgerles— bowel ... self-management? ... mnemonic #FECES #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... serology first Small bowel ... identification of small bowel ... change medical management ... #gastroenterology