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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... and Management Summary ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... rule out other causes ... Infection, GI bleeding ... to maintain 2-3 bowel ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary ... Paradoxical spontaneous bleeding ... infarction, limb and bowel ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Cryoglobulinemia Summary ... immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Labs/Diagnosis:
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... inuslin release leading ... Gastric bypass causes ... and Hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... during Delivery • Stable ... Period • Breast-feeding