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Small and Large Bowel Disease

AUTHOR:
Joanna Odenthal
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Describe the malabsorptive disorders of lactose intolerance and Celiac disease, including presentation, pathophysiology and management.
  2. Discuss the causes and management of Small Bowel Obstruction. Recognize imaging findings concerning for SBO.
  3. Differentiate SBO from postoperative ileus using clinical and radiographic findings, and list measures to prevent prolonged ileus.
  4. Compare the clinical findings and pathophysiology of acute mesenteric ischemia vs. ischemic colitis.
  5. Explain the natural history of the presentation of appendicitis. Discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and potential complications of acute appendicitis.
  6. Know the presentation, management and complications of diverticulitis.
  7. Recognize a history consistent with irritable bowel syndrome including the Rome Criteria, and discuss current theories behind the pathophysiology and management of the disease.
Chapter
AccessMedicine > Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e > Small Bowel Disorders
Chapter
AccessMedicine > Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2e > Large Bowel Disorders
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > MALABSORPTION
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > OTHER CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THE SMALL BOWEL
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > DIVERTICULAR DISEASE
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Diseases and Pathophysiology in Gastroenterology > OTHER DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE COLON
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Pharmacology 3e > Case 35 > Agents for Upper GI Disorders
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Pharmacology 3e > Case 36 > Agents for Lower GI Disorders
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Pediatrics, 6e > Case 54 > Appendicitis
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Surgery, 6e > Case 25 > Diverticulitis
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Family Medicine, 5e > Case 40 > Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Case File
AccessMedicine > Vanderbilt Internal Medicine and Pediatric Curriculum > 47 > Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Case File
AccessMedicine > Vanderbilt Internal Medicine and Pediatric Curriculum > 35 > Diverticular Disease
Section
AccessMedicine > The Infographic Guide to Medicine > GI/Hepatology > Celiac Disease
Section
AccessMedicine > The Infographic Guide to Medicine > GI/Hepatology > Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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