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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... laxatives • Abdominal ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... Syndrome #IBS #Treatment ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... ultrasound for ... of small bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
of Intestinal Obstruction ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... #Intestinal #Obstruction ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal
Pneumoperitoneum - Free Air Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal A-Lines on POCUS

Don't just look for FF on
Reverberation Artifact - Abdominal ... artifact with abdominal ... Eric Abrams, MD ... Reverberation #Artifact #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
portal air on ultrasound ... pneumotosis -Eric Abrams ... Clinical #POCUS #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
site of vascular obstruction ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Classification #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... Eric Abrams, MD ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic abdominal ... • Edema • Abdominal ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology