Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... functional somatic syndromes ... Pregabalin #IBS #Irritable ... #Bowel #Syndrome
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
serology first Small bowel ... Bidirectional endoscopy ... biopsies Capsule endoscopy ... bidirectional endoscopy ... identification of small bowel
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small Bowel ... : Inflammatory Bowel ... purpura, Small bowel ... Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... , Inherited syndromes
Rome IV Criteria for the Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

#Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #IBS #IrritableBowelSyndrome #RomeIV #Criteria
Criteria for the Irritable ... Bowel Syndrome.
FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) elimination diet

#FODMAP #diet #foods #ibs #irritable #bowel #syndrome
diet #foods #ibs #irritable ... #bowel #syndrome
Trichuris dysentery syndrome on sigmoidoscopy (whipworms)

An 8y child was referred for sigmoidoscopy from a pediatric unit.
Trichuris dysentery syndrome ... paed unit for endoscopy ... Trichuris #dysentery #syndrome
IBS-C Pharmacologic Therapies and Recommendations
Linaclotide, Plecanatide, Lubiprostone, PEG laxatives, Tegaserod, Rifaximin, Eluxadoline, Alosetron, Loperamide, TCAs, SSRIs,
Antispasmodics #IBSC #irritable ... #bowel #syndrome
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome ... acid diarrhoea, Irritable ... bowel syndrome, ... Inflammatory bowel ... disease, Small bowel
Boerhaave Syndrome on Endoscopy 

Boerhaave Syndrome with complete left wall dehiscence. This one went to surgery
Boerhaave Syndrome ... on Endoscopy ... Boerhaave Syndrome ... #Boerhaave #Syndrome ... #clinical #endoscopy
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Efferent limb syndrome ... Afferent limb syndrome ... Small bowel bacterial ... • Functional: Irritable ... pouch syndrome,