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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Pathophysiology ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Bowel Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Management Algorithm ... #Bowel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... Previous gastric surgery ... Systemic disease ... bowel syndrome,
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
blasts and high WBC ... count cause hyperviscosity ... limb ischemia, bowel ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... and Hepatology ... #Bowel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in ... and Hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
(CPPD) Pathophysiology ... synovitis after surgery ... Synovial Fluid: • WBCs ... Crowned Dens Syndrome ... #management