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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 ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Pathophysiology ... continuous motor unit activity ... Continuous motor-unit activity ... Treatment: • ... Baclofen • Severe Disease
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... Leakage of fluids ... , paresthesia, abdominal ... edema, compartment syndrome ... Capillary #leak #syndrome
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... deposit and can activate ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... Pathophysiology ... absent NK-cell activity ... Treatment Approach