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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
• Ascites • GI ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... • Functional ... Dyspepsia • Functional ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic ... diarrhea / IBD ... renal tubular dysfunction ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... cholecystitis • Functional ... Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... mesenteric ischemia • GI
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Alteration in brain function ... Precipitants: Infection, GI ... lactic acid by colonic ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Differential Diagnosis ... GI: • Noninfectious ... mild cognitive dysfunction ... with Lupus: • Chronic