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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 ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... • Irritable Bowel ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... disease • Chronic ... • Necrotic bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... Lactic acid is an endogenous ... with exercise/activity ... of underlying disease ... ) Lactic Acidosis
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... Anaerobic muscular activity ... with underlying disease ... failure, Short bowel
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Crohn's disease ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Rule out celiac disease ... disease w/ fecal ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Secretagogues → activate ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
Thiopurine Assess Disease ... Activity: Colonoscopy ... +/- EGD, Small Bowel ... Disease → Optimize ... algorithm #management #gastroenterology
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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Indicating Low Risk Disease ... systemic symptoms and abdominal ... • Prior small bowel ... , daily abdominal ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Connective tissue disease ... Fetal hypoxia/acidosis ... Hyperthyroidism • Endogenous ... Prolonged fetal activity