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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
- Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Look ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... aortic aneurysm ... #Algorithm
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
ultrasound for ... the diagnosis of ... small bowel obstruction ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Ultrasound #VisualAbstract
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
Differential A - Abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... causes of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... scan) when an ultrasound ... urinary tract: diagnostic
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
afterload from aortic ... Cardiomyopathy w/ Obstruction ... to ↑ Afterload and ... Left #Ventricle #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pre-Hepatic ... Dilatation on Ultrasound ... Pancreatitis Intraductal Obstruction ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... infarction • Aortic ... EKG • Bedside ultrasound ... #Algorithm #workup
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... pain have had prior ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Intestinal obstruction ... aortic aneurysms
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so diagnosis ... Pathophysiology: