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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 ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Ascites • ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Complex Ascites with Air Bubbles in Colonic Perforation on POCUS

Hemodynamically unstable with rigid abdomen.  Patient
Complex Ascites ... Perforation on POCUS ... perforation and obstruction ... to look for the abdominal ... #Perforation #POCUS
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... and Hepatology ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... POCUS This patient ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... #Ascites #POCUS ... #Abdominal #clinical
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 ... identificaton of obstructive ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... • Epigastric abdominal ... Other: Jaundice (obstruction ... hemorrhage Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
pancreatitis) • O (Obstructive ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... blood, urine and ascites ... Alcoholic #Hepatitis #Management ... #Algorithm #hepatology