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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Distension and ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... and Testing Treatment ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
especially in the wrists ... and fingers, or ... many differential diagnoses ... and aPL) 9) Unexplained ... Lupusreference #lupus #diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Call for ultrasound ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Signs, Symptoms and ... Pathophysiology ... postprandial fullness, abdominal ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology ... gastroenterology #symptoms #diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... patient with known AAA ... Pathophysiology: ... compression of AAA
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... antibodies PBC Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... age • Monitor and
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... with back pain and ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... high, in this case ... Aorta #Rupture #Abdominal
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... #nephrology #causes