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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
either acute or chronic ... • Obstipation ( ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Idiopathic Constipation ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inflammatory bowel ... disease - Constipation ... Differential #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Diffuse Pain: • Constipation ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... of Constipation ... Bowel Obstruction ... -> Mechanical obstruction ... #pathophysiology