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==[[Malabsorption overview|Overview]]==
==[[Malabsorption overview|Overview]]==
==[[Malabsorption historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==
==[[Malabsorption classification|Classification]]==


==[[Malabsorption pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Malabsorption pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
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==[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases]]==
==[[Malabsorption differential diagnosis|Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases]]==
==[[Malabsorption epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]==
==[[Malabsorption risk factors|Risk Factors]]==
==[[Malabsorption screening|Screening]]==


==[[Malabsorption natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
==[[Malabsorption natural history, complications and prognosis|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]==
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==


[[Malabsorption diagnostic criteria|Diagnostic Criteria]] | [[Malabsorption history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Malabsorption physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Malabsorption laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Malabsorption electrocardiogram|EKG]] | [[Malabsorption CT|CT]] | [[Malabsorption MRI|MRI]] | [[Malabsorption echocardiography or ultrasound|Echocardiography or Ultrasound]] | [[Malabsorption other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Malabsorption other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]
[[Malabsorption history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Malabsorption physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Malabsorption laboratory findings|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Malabsorption other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]]


==Treatment==
==Treatment==


[[Malabsorption medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Malabsorption surgery|Surgery]] | [[Malabsorption primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Malabsorption secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Malabsorption cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Malabsorption future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
[[Malabsorption medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Malabsorption prevention|Prevention]]


==Case Studies==
==Case Studies==

Revision as of 19:07, 30 November 2012

Alternative names
Malabsorption syndrome

Malabsorption syndrome (disorder)

Subordinate terms
Intestinal malabsorption
Malabsorption
Whipple's disease: Alcian blue with apparently eosin counterstain enlarged villus with many macrophages

Malabsorption

Home

Overview

Classification

Infection
Structural defect
Digestive failure
Systemic disease
Iatrogenic

Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Malabsorption syndrome

Overview

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Malabsorption from other Diseases

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Prevention

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

External links

  • Practice guideline from World Gastroenterology Organisation [2]
  • Tests for malabsorption; from British Society for Gastroenterology (2003)[3]

Reference


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