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Bloating and Belching - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup
Phenotypes:
"The gastric bloater" - Gastric outlet obstruction, Gastroparesis,
Bloating and Belching ... - Differential Diagnosis ... dyspepsia "The small bowel ... Celiac disease, SBO ... bloater" - IBS-C
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... #Management #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... of stool * Bloating
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Irritable bowel ... intolerance • SIBO
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... Management: SURGERY
Small Bowel Obstruction on Point of Care Ultrasounds (POCUS)

"We skipped the CT and called surgery!

The back
Small Bowel Obstruction ... skipped the CT and called ... on ultrasound is ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
colostomy, multiple SBO ... and increasing abdominal ... POCUS shows fluid-filled ... diagnosis of SBO ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Gastric Ultrasound - Dilated Stomach with Layering Dependent Debris on POCUS

What is the best next step
Dependent Debris on POCUS ... What is the ... this patient’s management ... in this pt with sbo ... very large fluid filled
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS This ... presents with abdominal ... , diagnosed with ... small bowel), 2