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Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
, diagnose iron ... first Small bowel ... identification of small bowel ... change medical management ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Peritonitic • Bowel ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Sickle cell anemia ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome #Diffuse
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Rome IV Criteria ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... Persistent bladder or bowel ... Severe bladder or bowel ... #diagnosis #criteria ... #neurology #neuropathy
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rome IV Criteria ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #workup #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Increased Requirement (e.g ... • Small Bowel ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume / Bulk Neurologic ... Withholding • Painful (e.g ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... Criteria (2 of ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology