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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... • Rome IV Criteria ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rome IV Criteria ... last 3 months + symptom ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #workup #gastroenterology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... - Respiratory symptoms ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Long-standing vs ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... #gastroenterology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Classification grp IV ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... bolus to the small bowel ... and vasomotor symptoms ... #diagnosis #differential
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... 24-48 hours - IV ... the most common long ... #management #gastroenterology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
Rome IV Criteria ... FAPD) Irritable bowel ... syndrome The criteria ... not irritable bowel ... AbdominalPain #Disorders #gastroenterology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
urinary retention, bowel ... decompression SVC ... IV bisphosphonates ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis