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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 ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Malignancy • Hypothyroidism
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium ... (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... precipitates with calcium ... RA • Chronic calcium ... Hyperparathyroidism • Hypothyroidism
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... • Underlying disease ... states Pathophysiology ... precipitates with calcium ... Hyperparathyroidism • Hypothyroidism
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... • hypothyroidism ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ALP -> PPi and Calcium