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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
- Treatment Algorithm ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Fundoplication, Bariatric ... • Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome • Chronic
Suggested algorithm for treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrheal type (IBS-D) 

#IBSD #diarrhea #Algorithm #irritable #bowel #syndrome #management
Suggested algorithm ... treating irritable bowel ... syndrome-diarrheal ... #bowel #syndrome ... #management #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Treatment ... Algorithm IBS-Constipation ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #IBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... of stool * Bloating ... for diagnosis Treatment ... #Irritable #Bowel
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bolus to the small bowel ... Gastrointestinal (N/V bloating ... , abd pain) and
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
: Thrombus, 1° clotting ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypoperfusion: Lumen (Bowel ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... endocrinology #causes #pediatrics
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Management Algorithm
Step 1: Good communication, dietary and lifestyle advice
Abdominal Pain:
 • 1st
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) Management ... Algorithm Step ... IrritableBowel #Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
allopurinol 300 mg BID ... - Simultaneous clotting ... urinary retention, bowel ... → no immediate treatment ... after CRS) - Treatment