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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
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scoliosis and its ... include #birth #defects ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... methods, with #bracing ... spinal #fusion #surgery
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June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
scoliosis and its ... include #birth #defects ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... methods, with #bracing ... spinal #fusion #surgery
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... dissection • Cerebral ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... both posterior cerebral ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... epilepticus Treatment
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
barrier (BBB), and infects ... the CNS in the ... • Decrease in cerebral ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
shock/hypoxemia/Sepsis ... regional ischemia, surgery ... syndrome - Sepsis ... B3: Hereditary Defects ... myopathies - Defects