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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 ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Malignancy • Hypothyroidism ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sensate • Focus ... Amphetamines) Chronic ... • Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... abdominal pain ... Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction ... Hypercalcemia • Hypothyroidism
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... deficiency • Hypothyroidism ... and Behavioral Dysfunction
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
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Abdominal Distention ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Post-surgical • Hypothyroidism ... Chronic Intestinal ... Injury, Stroke) #Abdominal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... Stable patients ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the edge of a table ... , frontal lobe dysfunction ... would include the abdominal ... normally, local abdominal ... reflex suggests dysfunction
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Abdominal Compartment ... Intra-Abdominal ... causing organ dysfunction ... burns, etc) - Chronic ... POCUS) and function