SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH
Tracking # 20-1151080
Course overview
SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) IS THE PRESENCE OF EXCESS COLONIC BACTERIA IN THE SMALL INTESTINE. IN CONTRAST TO THE LARGE INTESTINE, THE CONCENTRATION OF THE BACTERIA IN THE SMALL INTESTINE RARELY EXCEEDS 1000 ORGANISMS/ML. GASTRIC ACID SECRETION AND INTESTINAL MOTILITY LIMIT THE OVERGROWTH OF BACTERIA IN THE SMALL INTESTINE. WHEN THESE PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS AGAINST EXCESSIVE BACTERIAL GROWTH FAIL, SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH (SIBO) CAN MANIFEST. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SIBO AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.
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