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Malabsorption
Syndrome
INTRODUCTION
Malabsorption
Syndrome
• Maldigestion: impaired breakdown
of nutrients (carbohydrates, protein,
fat) to absorbable split-products
(mono-, di-, or oligosaccharides; amino
acids; oligopeptides; fatty acids;
monoglycerides)
• Malabsorption: defective mucosal
uptake and transport of adequately
digested nutrients including vitamins
and trace elements.
DEFINITION
DEFINITION
• Malabsorption Syndrome is a
clinical term that encompasses
defects occurring during the
digestion and absorption of
food nutrients by the
gastrointestinal tract
Risk Factors
Medical conditions affecting the
intestine
• Use of laxatives
• Excessive use of antibiotics
• Intestinal surgery
• Excessive use of alcohol
• high incidence of intestinal
parasites.
Due to infective agents
• HIV related malabsorption
• Traveller's diarrhoea
• Parasites e.g. Giardia lamblia ,
roundworm, hookworm
• Tropical sprue
• Whipple's disease
• Intestinal tuberculosis
Due to structural defects
• Inflammatory bowel diseases, as
in Crohn's Disease
• Fistulae, diverticulae and
strictures
• Infiltrative conditions such as
amyloidosis, gastroenteritis
• Radiation enteritis Systemic
sclerosis and collagen vascular
diseases
• Short bowel syndrome
•Due to surgical
structural changes
• Gastrectomy;
• Vagotomy
• Bariatric surgery (Weight
loss surgery)
Due to mucosal abnormality
• Coeliac disease
• Cows' milk intolerance
• Soya milk intolerance
• Fructose malabsorption
• Due to digestive failure Pancreatic
insufficiencies:
– Cystic fibrosis
– Chronic pancreatitis
– Carcinoma of pancreas
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• Bile acid/Bile salt malabsorption
– Terminal ileal disease such as
Crohn's disease
– Obstructive jaundice
– Bacterial overgrowth
– Primary bile acid diarrhe
Due to enzyme deficiencies
• Lactase deficiency inducing
lactose intolerance
(constitutional, secondary or
rarely congenital)
• Sucrose intolerance
• Intestinal disaccharidase
deficiency
• Intestinal enteropeptidase
deficiency
External Causes
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
• Addisons' disease
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism
• Carcinoid syndrome
Cont..
• Widespread skin disease
• Malnutrition.
• Collagen diseases.
• Eating disorders.
• The main purpose of the gastrointestinal tract is to digest and absorb
nutrients (fat, carbohydrate, protein, and fiber), micronutrients
(vitamins and trace minerals), water, and electrolytes. Digestion
involves both mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of food.
Mechanical processes include chewing, gastric churning, and the
to-and-fro mixing in the small intestine. Enzymatic hydrolysis is
initiated by intraluminal processes requiring gastric, pancreatic, and
biliary secretions. The final products of digestion are absorbed
through the intestinal epithelial cells.
• Malabsorption constitutes the pathological interference with the
normal physiological sequence of digestion (intraluminal process),
absorption (mucosal process) and transport (postmucosal events) of
nutrients.[6]
• Flatulence and abdominal
distention
– Bacterial fermentation of unabsorbed food
substances releases gaseous products, such
as hydrogen and methane, causing flatulence.
– Flatulence often causes uncomfortable
abdominal distention and cramps.
• Edema
–Hypoalbuminemia from chronic protein
malabsorption or from loss of protein
into the intestinal lumen causes
peripheral edema.
–Extensive obstruction of the lymphatic
system, as seen in intestinal
lymphangiectasia, can cause protein
loss.
• Anemia
– Depending on the cause, anemia resulting
from malabsorption can be either microcytic
(iron deficiency) or macrocytic (vitamin B-12
deficiency).
– Iron deficiency anemia often is a
manifestation of celiac disease.
• Bleeding disorders
– Bleeding usually is a
consequence of vitamin K
malabsorption and subsequent
hypoprothrombinemia.
– Ecchymosis ,
– malena
– hematuria.
• Metabolic defects of bones
– osteopenia or osteomalacia.
–Bone pain
– pathologic fractures
–Malabsorption of calcium can
lead to secondary
hyperparathyroidism.
• Neurologic manifestations
– tetany,
– Trousseau sign
– Chovostek sign.
– motor weakness (pantothenic acid,
vitamin D)
–peripheral neuropathy (thiamine),
–a sense of loss for vibration and
position (cobalamin),
–night blindness (vitamin A), and
–seizures (biotin).
Physical Signs of Malabsorption
• General Manifestations
–orthostatic hypotension.
–fatigue.
–Signs of weight loss
– muscle wasteing
• Dermatologic manifestations
–Pale skin may reveal anemia.
–Ecchymoses due to vitamin K
deficiency may be present.
–Dermatitis
–Pellagra,
– alopecia
Possible Complications
Long-term malabsorption can result in:
• Anemia
• Gallstones
• Kidney stones
• Osteoporosis and bone disease
• Malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies
Investigations
Blood tests
• Specific vitamins (A, D, E & K)
• IgA
• Serum studies
Tests for steatorrhea
• Quantitative test
– 72hr stool fat collection
• Qualitative tests
– Sudan lll stain
– Acid steatocrit – a gravimetric
assay
– NIRA (near infra reflectance
analysis)
Schilling test
– To determine the cause of
cobalamine(B12)
malabsorbtion
– The test
• Administering 58Co-labeled
cobalamine
– Cobalamine 1mg i.m. 1hr after
ingestion to saturate hepatic
binding sites
• Collecting urine for 24 hr
(dependant on normal renal &
bladder function)
• Abnormal - <10% excretion in 24
hrs
D-xylose test
– A Pentose monosacharide
absorbed
exclusively at the proximal
SB
• The test
– After overnight fast, 25gm D-
xylose
– Urine collected for next 5 hrs
– Abnormal test - <4.5 gm
excretion
Drugs(ASA,indometacin,
Neomycin)
Endoscopy
• Gross morphology – gives diagnostic clue
– Reduced duodenal folds and scalloping
of duodenal mucosa – celiac disease
• Use of vital dyes to identify villous atrophy,
management
• Replacement of nutrients, electrolytes
and fluid may be necessary.
• In severe deficiency, hospital admission
may be required for nutritional support
and detailed advice from dietitians.
• Use of enteral nutrition by naso-gastric
or other feeding tubes
• Tube placement may also be done by
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,
or surgical jejunostomy
Cont..
• Pancreatic enzymes are
supplemented orally in
pancreatic insufficiency. Dietary
modification is important in
some conditions: Gluten-free
diet in coeliac disease.
• Lactose avoidance in lactose
intolerance.
Cont..
• Antibiotic therapy to treat Small
Bowel Bacterial overgrowth.
• Cholestyramine or other bile acid
sequestrants will help reducing
diarrhoea in bile acid
malabsorption.
bibliography
• Dutta Parul, “pediatric nursing’’,2nd edition: New
Delhi, jaypee publication,(2009)
• Ghai O.P, “Essential pediatrics’’,6th edition: New
Delhi, CBS Publication,(2004)
• Kyle Terri, “Essential of pediatric nursing’’,1st edition
: New Delhi, wolter kluwer publication,(2009)
• Siddhartha and Brunner, “medical surgical
nursing”:12th edition , New Delhi, wolter kluwer
publication,(2009)
• www.google.com
• www.gi system.co.in
• www.mas.slideshare.com
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Malabsorption syndrome

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  • 4. Malabsorption Syndrome • Maldigestion: impaired breakdown of nutrients (carbohydrates, protein, fat) to absorbable split-products (mono-, di-, or oligosaccharides; amino acids; oligopeptides; fatty acids; monoglycerides) • Malabsorption: defective mucosal uptake and transport of adequately digested nutrients including vitamins and trace elements.
  • 6. DEFINITION • Malabsorption Syndrome is a clinical term that encompasses defects occurring during the digestion and absorption of food nutrients by the gastrointestinal tract
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  • 8. Risk Factors Medical conditions affecting the intestine • Use of laxatives • Excessive use of antibiotics • Intestinal surgery • Excessive use of alcohol • high incidence of intestinal parasites.
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  • 10. Due to infective agents • HIV related malabsorption • Traveller's diarrhoea • Parasites e.g. Giardia lamblia , roundworm, hookworm • Tropical sprue • Whipple's disease • Intestinal tuberculosis
  • 11. Due to structural defects • Inflammatory bowel diseases, as in Crohn's Disease • Fistulae, diverticulae and strictures • Infiltrative conditions such as amyloidosis, gastroenteritis • Radiation enteritis Systemic sclerosis and collagen vascular diseases • Short bowel syndrome
  • 12. •Due to surgical structural changes • Gastrectomy; • Vagotomy • Bariatric surgery (Weight loss surgery)
  • 13. Due to mucosal abnormality • Coeliac disease • Cows' milk intolerance • Soya milk intolerance • Fructose malabsorption
  • 14. • Due to digestive failure Pancreatic insufficiencies: – Cystic fibrosis – Chronic pancreatitis – Carcinoma of pancreas • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome • Bile acid/Bile salt malabsorption – Terminal ileal disease such as Crohn's disease – Obstructive jaundice – Bacterial overgrowth – Primary bile acid diarrhe
  • 15. Due to enzyme deficiencies • Lactase deficiency inducing lactose intolerance (constitutional, secondary or rarely congenital) • Sucrose intolerance • Intestinal disaccharidase deficiency • Intestinal enteropeptidase deficiency
  • 16. External Causes • Hyperthyroidism • Hypothyroidism • Addisons' disease • Diabetes mellitus • Hyperparathyroidism • Hypoparathyroidism • Carcinoid syndrome
  • 17. Cont.. • Widespread skin disease • Malnutrition. • Collagen diseases. • Eating disorders.
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  • 19. • The main purpose of the gastrointestinal tract is to digest and absorb nutrients (fat, carbohydrate, protein, and fiber), micronutrients (vitamins and trace minerals), water, and electrolytes. Digestion involves both mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of food. Mechanical processes include chewing, gastric churning, and the to-and-fro mixing in the small intestine. Enzymatic hydrolysis is initiated by intraluminal processes requiring gastric, pancreatic, and biliary secretions. The final products of digestion are absorbed through the intestinal epithelial cells. • Malabsorption constitutes the pathological interference with the normal physiological sequence of digestion (intraluminal process), absorption (mucosal process) and transport (postmucosal events) of nutrients.[6]
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  • 21. • Flatulence and abdominal distention – Bacterial fermentation of unabsorbed food substances releases gaseous products, such as hydrogen and methane, causing flatulence. – Flatulence often causes uncomfortable abdominal distention and cramps.
  • 22. • Edema –Hypoalbuminemia from chronic protein malabsorption or from loss of protein into the intestinal lumen causes peripheral edema. –Extensive obstruction of the lymphatic system, as seen in intestinal lymphangiectasia, can cause protein loss.
  • 23. • Anemia – Depending on the cause, anemia resulting from malabsorption can be either microcytic (iron deficiency) or macrocytic (vitamin B-12 deficiency). – Iron deficiency anemia often is a manifestation of celiac disease.
  • 24. • Bleeding disorders – Bleeding usually is a consequence of vitamin K malabsorption and subsequent hypoprothrombinemia. – Ecchymosis , – malena – hematuria.
  • 25. • Metabolic defects of bones – osteopenia or osteomalacia. –Bone pain – pathologic fractures –Malabsorption of calcium can lead to secondary hyperparathyroidism.
  • 26. • Neurologic manifestations – tetany, – Trousseau sign – Chovostek sign. – motor weakness (pantothenic acid, vitamin D) –peripheral neuropathy (thiamine), –a sense of loss for vibration and position (cobalamin), –night blindness (vitamin A), and –seizures (biotin).
  • 27. Physical Signs of Malabsorption • General Manifestations –orthostatic hypotension. –fatigue. –Signs of weight loss – muscle wasteing
  • 28. • Dermatologic manifestations –Pale skin may reveal anemia. –Ecchymoses due to vitamin K deficiency may be present. –Dermatitis –Pellagra, – alopecia
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  • 30. Possible Complications Long-term malabsorption can result in: • Anemia • Gallstones • Kidney stones • Osteoporosis and bone disease • Malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies
  • 32. Blood tests • Specific vitamins (A, D, E & K) • IgA • Serum studies
  • 33. Tests for steatorrhea • Quantitative test – 72hr stool fat collection • Qualitative tests – Sudan lll stain – Acid steatocrit – a gravimetric assay – NIRA (near infra reflectance analysis)
  • 34. Schilling test – To determine the cause of cobalamine(B12) malabsorbtion – The test • Administering 58Co-labeled cobalamine – Cobalamine 1mg i.m. 1hr after ingestion to saturate hepatic binding sites • Collecting urine for 24 hr (dependant on normal renal & bladder function) • Abnormal - <10% excretion in 24 hrs
  • 35. D-xylose test – A Pentose monosacharide absorbed exclusively at the proximal SB • The test – After overnight fast, 25gm D- xylose – Urine collected for next 5 hrs – Abnormal test - <4.5 gm excretion Drugs(ASA,indometacin, Neomycin)
  • 36. Endoscopy • Gross morphology – gives diagnostic clue – Reduced duodenal folds and scalloping of duodenal mucosa – celiac disease • Use of vital dyes to identify villous atrophy,
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  • 38. management • Replacement of nutrients, electrolytes and fluid may be necessary. • In severe deficiency, hospital admission may be required for nutritional support and detailed advice from dietitians. • Use of enteral nutrition by naso-gastric or other feeding tubes • Tube placement may also be done by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, or surgical jejunostomy
  • 39. Cont.. • Pancreatic enzymes are supplemented orally in pancreatic insufficiency. Dietary modification is important in some conditions: Gluten-free diet in coeliac disease. • Lactose avoidance in lactose intolerance.
  • 40. Cont.. • Antibiotic therapy to treat Small Bowel Bacterial overgrowth. • Cholestyramine or other bile acid sequestrants will help reducing diarrhoea in bile acid malabsorption.
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  • 45. bibliography • Dutta Parul, “pediatric nursing’’,2nd edition: New Delhi, jaypee publication,(2009) • Ghai O.P, “Essential pediatrics’’,6th edition: New Delhi, CBS Publication,(2004) • Kyle Terri, “Essential of pediatric nursing’’,1st edition : New Delhi, wolter kluwer publication,(2009) • Siddhartha and Brunner, “medical surgical nursing”:12th edition , New Delhi, wolter kluwer publication,(2009) • www.google.com • www.gi system.co.in • www.mas.slideshare.com •