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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS Symptoms: ... psychotherapies IBS-D ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... 75-100mg QD) • IBS-C ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of respiratory symptoms ... summary of the differential ... first-line therapies is ... asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... #Diagnosis #Management
Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA)
Tests:
 • MCV/RBC - RBC ↓ in proportion to the ↓ in hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency Anemia ... (IDA) Tests: ... which transferrin is ... total body iron stores ... Fe #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
(GI symptoms/endemic ... changes), high MCV anemia ... thrombocytopenia is ... disorder is suspected ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... last 3 months + symptom ... vs non-IBS! ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
disease (COPD) is ... Exacerbation severity is ... COPD assessment test ... of expiration; ICS ... LAMA #SABA #SAMA #ICS
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
agglutination After CAD Is ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... #hematology #diagnosis
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
admission to the ICU ... as soon as TTP is ... PLEX and RTX • Short-term ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #hematology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... brightness) • Biopsy is ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology