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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Etiologies: • Small Intestinal ... Gastroparesis • Chronic ... Diverticulosis • Chronic ... Intestinal Pseudo
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... HIV, HTLVI) - Chronic ... 3, DOCK8) - Chronic
Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (GIM)
 • GIM is a precancerous, histopathologic change characterized by replacement of normal
Gastric Intestinal ... antral mucosa by intestinal ... in response to chronic ... common trigger is chronic ... Clinical decision algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... : • Acute or Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - T-cell - CD7 ... , CD3 Chronic ... - B-cell CD5 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anal Atresia • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Chronic #Abdominal #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Chronic #Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anus • Anal • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds
Causes of Acute and Chronic Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Pelvic Pain:
 • Non-Gynecologic
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Causes of Acute ... and Chronic Pelvic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #OBGyn
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Diverticulitis • IBD • Intestinal ... intestinal pseudoobstruction