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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Treatment Algorithm ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... • Severe Liver Disease ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
& New Diagnosis ... of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... - Requires long-term ... 39% of pts with CRC ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
muscle aches, joint ... extrapulmonary disease ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs