13 results
IBS-D Pharmacotherapy

Loperamide
Rifaximin
Eluxadoline
Alosetron
Antispasmodics
Tricyclic antidepressants
SSRIs

#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea #Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome #pharmacology #table #comparison #management #treatment
#IBSD #IBS #Diarrhea ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #pharmacology ... #table #comparison ... #management #treatment
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
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Options
Amitiza (Lubiprostone)
Antidepressants: Celexa, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Paxil, Nortriptyline, and Zoloft
Bentyl (Dicyclomine)
Creon
Ducolax
Imodium, Maalox,
Irritable Bowel ... #ibs #diarrhea ... #constipation #management ... #pharmacology # ... table
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... leukocytes and occult blood ... stool weight: Irritable ... #management #algorithm
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications ... accompanied by pain ... Subclassifications #Classes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
the patient • Blood ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Constipation • Irritable ... bowel syndrome
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Cardiac Output, Blood ... Uses, Peripheral ... #Pharmacology # ... Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Weakness - Dark urine ... - Abdominal pain ... UA positive for blood
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
histolytica • Visible blood ... infections can cause ... • Abdominal pain ... often grossly bloody ... postinfectious irritable
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
: Fever, flank pain ... , dark urine, DIC ... Causes purpura & ... cutaneous eruptions, diarrhea ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management