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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 ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... abdominal pain ... Abdominal Pain ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... Sign on Abdominal ... XRay - Differential ... bowel disease: ... #KUB #Abdominal
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... of small bowel ... when compared to abdominal ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Accuracy #Testing #Abdominal
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Diagnosis Lesions ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
in duration) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... cultures, but test ... Balloon Expulsion Test ... #workup #gastroenterology
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
(SBO) on POCUS ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... inflammation, Abdominal ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
- Mnemonic and Differential ... A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... ACUTE #ABDOMEN #Differential ... #Diagnosis #POCUS