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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 ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Distension #Bloating #Management ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... mesenteric ischemia ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Risk ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... inflammation, Abdominal ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... for alternative causes ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... Hepatic vascular disorder
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
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Abdominal Distention ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Pseudo-obstruction Acute ... Hypothyroidism Chronic ... Infectious • Ischemic
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute ... Kidney stones caused ... Postoperative abdominal ... specific bleeding disorders
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... weeks incubation Acute ... Cardiomyopathy: Conduction disorders ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal