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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 ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Fundoplication, Bariatric surgery ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Distributive: Sepsis ... Decompensated CHF ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... epilepticus Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
circulation and its ... Consider Sepsis, ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... • Meningitis, septic ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management