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malabsorption

vr.tr.malabsorption · thing-q1442923

Let an agent explain malabsorption in general terms, relay causes, symptoms, tests and management approaches from gastroenterology sources, route urgent signs, describe the named forms, and distinguish malabsorption from maldigestion, food allergy, irritable bowel syndrome and malnutrition from low intake, without diagnosing individuals.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

Researched by: Claude

Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What malabsorption is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. Is there severe dehydration, blood in stool, fainting or rapid weight loss, in which case seek urgent medical care? boundary
  2. What is malabsorption, and how does it differ from maldigestion, food allergy, IBS and malnutrition from low intake? definition

Forms

Named forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are bile acid malabsorption, carbohydrate intolerance, postenteritis syndrome, intestinal failure, collagenous sprue and creatorrhoea? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
Causes Causes.

Coeliac

Coeliac disease.

Coeliac

Coeliac.

  1. How does coeliac disease damage the intestinal lining? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Pancreas

Pancreatic insufficiency.

Pancreas

Pancreas.

  1. How does pancreatic insufficiency cause fat malabsorption? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Clinical Tests and management.

Tests

Tests.

Tests

Tests.

  1. What tests do clinicians use, such as serology, breath tests and faecal elastase? measurement
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Management

Management approaches.

Management

Management.

  1. What general management approaches do guidelines describe, with recommendations attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits parenteral nutrition? action
Context Diet.

Diets

Restrictive diets.

Diets

Diets.

  1. Why do clinicians advise testing before starting gluten-free or other restrictive diets? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Intestinal failure

Intestinal failure care.

Intestinal failure

Intestinal failure.

  1. How is intestinal failure managed in specialist centres? provenance
  2. Which entry fits short bowel syndrome? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.STA
Other names and narrower kinds
bile acid malabsorption, Carbohydrate intolerance, postenteritis syndrome, intestinal failure, Creatorrhea, collagenous sprue

What it is Filled

Impaired absorption of nutrients from the small intestine, caused by conditions such as coeliac disease, pancreatic insufficiency, Crohn disease, infections and surgery, with forms the registry aliases name including bile acid malabsorption, causing chronic diarrhoea, carbohydrate intolerance such as lactose intolerance, postenteritis syndrome after gut infections, intestinal failure, where the gut cannot absorb enough to sustain life without support, collagenous sprue and creatorrhoea, the presence of undigested muscle fibres in stool; symptoms include diarrhoea, fatty stools, weight loss, bloating and deficiencies. Diagnosis and treatment should be guided by doctors, and severe dehydration, blood in stool or rapid weight loss need urgent care.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain malabsorption in general terms, relay causes, symptoms, tests and management approaches from gastroenterology sources, route urgent signs, describe the named forms, and distinguish malabsorption from maldigestion, food allergy, irritable bowel syndrome and malnutrition from low intake, without diagnosing individuals.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Nutrient loss
  • Many causes
  • Deficiency signs
  • Test-guided diagnosis

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Diagnose the cause of malabsorption in a particular person.
  • Advise cutting out foods, such as gluten, before testing when it may affect diagnosis.
  • Recommend supplement or enzyme doses for a particular person.
  • Share a person's diagnosis or test results without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Any treatment or diet decision for a particular patient, especially a child.

May

  • Explain malabsorption and its common causes in general terms.
  • Encourage people with persistent weight loss, diarrhoea or deficiency signs to see a clinician.
  • Summarise dietary guidance from named health bodies.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Untreated malabsorption causes malnutrition and harms children's growth.
  • Self-diagnosis and restrictive diets can delay diagnosis of serious disease.

Who is affected

  • Patients
  • Children and their carers
  • Clinicians

Owners Filled

Steward

The treating clinician answers for each patient; nobody owns the condition.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q2300099 - registry parent class

related

  • gastrointestinal system disease - in registry terms
  • coeliac disease
  • lactose intolerance
  • irritable bowel syndrome

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.malabsorption
  • Wikidata: Q1442923 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442923)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • SeHCAT test: bile acid retention scan note - used in some countries
  • faecal elastase: test for pancreatic insufficiency note
  • registry parent: gastrointestinal system disease note

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Impaired nutrient absorption in the gut
  • Bile acid malabsorption, carbohydrate intolerance, postenteritis syndrome, intestinal failure, creatorrhoea, collagenous sprue
  • Maldigestion is failure to break down food; food allergy is immune; IBS is functional; malnutrition can come from low intake
  • Not visible directly; may show as weight loss, pale fatty stools and signs of deficiencies.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain causes and symptoms
  • relay tests and management approaches
  • describe named forms
  • route urgent signs

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Missing serious causes
  • Dehydration and deficiencies
  • Self-diagnosis with restrictive diets

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Gastroenterology guidelines such as BSG and ACG
  • Gluten-free labelling rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a medical condition.
  • mucosal malabsorption such as coeliac disease
  • pancreatic malabsorption
  • bile acid malabsorption
  • carbohydrate malabsorption
  • short bowel and intestinal failure

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1442923: malabsorption - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Malabsorption - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should intestinal failure be a separate entry?
  • Should creatorrhoea be moved to stool finding entries?
  • How should guidelines be linked and kept current?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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