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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Pathophysiology ... and Management Algorithm ... factors affecting symptom ... #Irritable #Bowel
Functional GI Disorders in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background:
 • 25-40% of IBD in remission have IBS
- IBD Algorithm ... symptoms • FGID ... correlation of lBS-type symptoms ... narcotic use FGID Pathphysiology ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
lumen Complete ... pain and related symptoms ... (suggests complete ... light-switch pain") with complete ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... order to alleviate symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF ... diagnosis #management #algorithm
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... improvement in symptoms ... iron #deficiency #CHF
Complex Perianal Fistulas and Crohn's Disease - Management Algorithm
Factors for Operative Strategy
  • Fistula Classification
Complex Perianal ... Disease - Management Algorithm ... chronic/relapsing symptoms ... Crohns #Disease #IBD ... #algorithm #management
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
precipitation of a complex ... precipitating complex ... cold insoluble complex ... Cryofibrinogenemia Symptoms ... infarction, limb and bowel
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... virus - Herpes simplex
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
walking to nearly complete ... - Elevated CSF ... with a normal CSF ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Not Inflammatory Bowel ... but IBD is more ... -> Bladder and bowel ... Complications #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms