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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 ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Disorders of Gut-Brain ... • Irritable Bowel
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel ... Ileus: Functional bowel ... • Infrequent bowel ... percussion • Nausea ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... Thankfully, bowel ... is the rarest cause ... Bowel infarction ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology
Alcohol Withdrawal Summary

Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Cause, Course, Management 

#Diagnosis #Management #Pathophysiology #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Symptoms
Withdrawal Summary Pathophysiology ... , Symptoms, Cause ... , Course, Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pathophysiology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... stain (suspected bowel ... concentration (bowel ... perforation), Serum pro-brain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... Bowel Obstruction ... obstruction in the bowel ... Disturbance in the gut-brain ... #constipation #pathophysiology
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... biopsy - Small bowel ... weight: Irritable bowel ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Anorectal, Prostate, Bowel ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... • Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes