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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Treatment Algorithm Definitions ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Jaundice • Edema ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... #gastroenterology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Angioneurotic Edema ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... associated with mild gastric ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... with pulmonary edema ... #Berlin #Definition ... #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Pancreatitis Definition ... fibroinflammatory syndrome ... Obstructive) Diagnosis ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... #management #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Manifests with edema ... Consider refeeding syndrome ... Kidney Stones: • Gastric ... Complications #gastric ... #diagnosis #differential
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
The Berlin Definition ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... nodules Origin of edema ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
VIBES Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Management Checklist

V - Volume (Ascites, HRS)
	- Evaluate for Ascites, Edema, Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal
Evaluate for Ascites, Edema ... Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal Syndrome ... + esophageal gastric ... Mnemonic #Management #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #Gastroenterology