presentation about malabsorption .....

1. Please
be quite

2. Malabsorption Syndrom
Prepared by:
Khwlah AL-Shothmi

3. Is
malabsorptio
n symptom
or disease?

4. Predisposing Factors
Age
Sex
Family history of cystic fibrosis or
malabsorption.
Intestinal surgery.
Certain medications.
Alcohol.

5. Causes of Malabsorption
• Congenital defects.
• Infection.
• Certain diseases.

7. Etiology of Malabsorption
• Stagnant loop syndrome.
• Miscellaneous.
• Amyloidosis.
• Lymphatic obstruction.
• infection.
• Irradiation.
• Immunological.

9. SYMPTOMS
• Due to unabsorbed food.
• Due to deficiency of
nutrient.

10. Abdominal pain

11. Weight loss

12. Diarrhea

13. INVERSTIGATION
• Stool test.
• Blood test.
• Breath test.
• Imaging tests.
• Barium.
• Enteroscope.
• Biopsy.

14. If the food I have
eaten was not
absorbed, where
did it go?

15. Steatorrhea

16. What about its
complications?

17. COMPLICATIONS
• Hypoglycemia.
• Osteoporosis.
• Deficiency anemia.
• Osteomalacia.
• Prolongation prothrombin
time.
• Megaloblastic anemia.

18. Celiac Disease

20. Sign and Symptoms

21. Sign and Symptoms

22. INVERSTIGATION
• CBC.
• tTG IgA screening.
• Screen for vitamin D.
• Serum calcium, albumin,
magnesium.
• Biopsy of small bowel.

23. Management

25. Lactose intolerance

27. Signs and Symptoms

29. Management of disease
• Non-pharmacological
therapy.
• Pharmacological therapy.

30. Non-pharmacological therapy

31. Pharmacological therapy

32. SBS

34. Signs and symptoms
• Abdominal pain.
• Diarrhea.
• Steatorrhea.
• Weight loss.
• Malnutrition.
• Fatigue.

35. TREATMENT