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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... pain and related symptoms ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Intestinal obstruction ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... intolerance • SIBO
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Which symptoms do ... Resolution: Nausea ... Ascites #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... limb ischemia, bowel ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
Small Bowel Obstruction ... presents with abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #Abdominal #clinical
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... increase in intra-abdominal ... SUI or UUI not caused ... Incontinence #Mixed #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... Pathophysiology:
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment
Varicocele: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Primary:
 - Anatomically: the left spermatic vein drains into the left renal
Pathogenesis and clinical ... pinched by the abdominal ... retroperitoneal masses ... #Varicocele #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms