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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... changes without chronic ... inflammation: IBS ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... SyndromeChronic ... #Management #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Management ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... of stool * Bloating ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... Pregabalin #IBS ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Microscopic colitis ... syndrome (IBS) ... disease (IBD): ... Ulcerative colitis
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Colonoscopy • Colonic ... malabsorption, Microscopic colitis ... syndrome, Ischaemia ... 19) • Others: IBS-D ... #differential #diagnosis