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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
Constipation #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
Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #pharmacology ... #table #comparison ... #management #treatment
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Medications 7. ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
changes without chronic ... IBS (irritable bowel ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
IBS-C Pharmacologic Therapies and Recommendations
Linaclotide, Plecanatide, Lubiprostone, PEG laxatives, Tegaserod, Rifaximin, Eluxadoline, Alosetron, Loperamide, TCAs, SSRIs,
IBS-C Pharmacologic ... IBSC #irritable #bowel ... #syndrome #constipation ... #medications #management ... Recommendations #pharmacology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
intake - Small bowel ... disorders: - Syndrome ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #medications #drugs ... #pharmacology #
Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
hypercortisolism (steroid medication ... Gastrointestinal diseases - chronic ... inflammatory bowel ... immobilization - chronic ... Secondary #Causes #Differential