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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Etiologies: • Small ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Adiposity • Small ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... (CIPO) Disorders
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Increased RBC Destruction ... • RBC Membrane Disorder ... RBC Metabolism Disorder ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification
Pulse Abnormalities - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unequal/DeIayed:
 • Obstructive arterial disease (ie. Atherosclerosis)
 • Aortic dissection
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Unequal/DeIayed: • Obstructive ... Pulsus parvus (small ... Abnormalities #Disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... types of hypersensitivity ... activation and destruction ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... Red blood cell destruction ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
hematological disorders ... to Autoimmune Disorders ... • Cutaneous small-vessel ... vasculitis • Hypersensitivity ... diagnosis #types #classification
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes: - Outflow Obstruction ... Infarction • Stable ... • Somatoform Disorder ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
completely different disorders ... initial treatment algorithms ... Ischemia: • Small ... differences #diagnosis #table
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... inhibition, inadequacy, hypersensitivity ... #Personality #Disorders
CEAP Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders
Clinical:
  C0 - NO clinical signs
  C1 - Small
CEAP Classification ... Chronic Venous Disorders ... signs C1 - Small ... Reflux Po - Obstruction ... #CEAP #Classification