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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Distension and Bloating ... - Treatment Algorithm ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Malignancy • Hypothyroidism
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism ... #Causes
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Cancer • Hyperthyroidism ... • Chronic Cardiac ... COPD) • Chronic ... #Causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
thigh bones -> chronic ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... Malnutrition • Wilson's disease ... • hypothyroidism ... Phosphatase: • Other causes