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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
pain and related symptoms ... pain • Obstipation ... percussion • Nausea ... ) #bowel #obstruction ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Constipation - ... Anatomic: • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... Pseudo-obstruction
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Intestinal obstruction ... - Inflammatory bowel ... disease - Constipation ... #Pain #Pediatrics
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Pediatric Constipation ... Anatomic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... Pseudo--obstruction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Toddler's Diarrhea • Constipation ... • Inflammatory Bowel ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Obstruction • ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel ... Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Criteria for SBO ... #Obstruction #Jejunum ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Small and Large Bowel ... Obstruction - Differential ... Inflammatory bowel ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Differential #Causes
Bloating and Belching - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup
Phenotypes:
"The gastric bloater" - Gastric outlet obstruction, Gastroparesis,
Gastric outlet obstruction ... dyspepsia "The small bowel ... bloater" - Dietary, SIBO ... Celiac disease, SBO ... IBS-C, Simple constipation