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Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Bowel Bleeding - ... : Inflammatory Bowel ... purpura, Small bowel ... #SmallBowel #Bleeding ... #gastroenterology
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 ... Gastric bypass causes ... and Hepatology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
bypassing small bowel ... Complications — dumping syndrome ... internal hernia, bowel ... preserved less dumping syndrome ... and Hepatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... and Hepatology ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Infection, GI bleeding ... to maintain 2-3 bowel ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... diagnosis #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... infarction, limb and bowel ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Hematologic malignancy