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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 ... Obstruction • Ascites ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Acute: Ascites ... : Ascites, Pregnancy ... , Abdominal wall ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
a patient with chronic ... Aspiration of ascitic ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... Splenornegaly, Ascites ... disease #signs #diagnosis
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Smoking, Snoring Chronic ... Sleep Apnea • Chronic
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Air Bubbles in Colonic ... run of the mill" ascites ... to look for the abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... meds, Consider diagnostic ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... peripheral edema, ascites ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... un lymphatic Diagnostic
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
outlet obstruction, chronic ... Abdominal or flank ... is needed for diagnosis ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... location/diffuse: • Ascites ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis