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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... - Recurrent abdominal ... Pelvic Floor Disorder ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... - Recurrent abdominal ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... #gastroenterology
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
symptoms, such as abdominal ... and stress may cause ... • Disorder is ... bilirubin #hepatology #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... inflammation, Abdominal ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... #SBO #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... intake - Small bowel ... tacrolimus) Endocrine disorders ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... • Cushing’s syndrome
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... intake, Small bowel ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis