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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 ... • Prior GEJ surgery ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
of Nutritional Complications ... Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... : • Dumping Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... inflammation, Abdominal ... or pelvic surgery ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... trauma including surgery ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Previous gastric surgery ... 1000 g/24 h) #Chronic ... #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Complications after ... Consider refeeding syndrome ... deficiencies) Dumping Syndrome ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Complications and Management
Buried bumper syndrome
Peristomal Leakage
Colonic Perforation
Bleeding
Tube dislodgement
Tube malfunction
Nonhealing stoma

#Gastrostomy #PEGTube #Complications #Management
Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Complications ... and Management ... Buried bumper syndrome ... Peristomal Leakage Colonic ... #Management #gastroenterology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
throat clearing, chronic ... Before antireflux surgery ... GERD - Complications ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... fibroinflammatory syndrome ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology