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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... obstruction (CIPO) Disorders ... Syndrome • Chronic ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... for diagnosis Treatment ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... - Autonomic: Bowel ... Check Vitamin B12 ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... • Inflammatory bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
name comes from its ... Caused commonly ... neurodegenerative disorders ... serotonergic-noradrenergic dysfunction ... Treatment: anticholinergics
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Ileal Pouch Disorders ... Infecundity, Sexual dysfunction ... Small bowel bacterial ... Bone loss, Vit D/B12 ... Diagnosis #surgery #gastroenterology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... medications, pancreatic dysfunction ... , and/or disorders ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... myelopathy - Vit B12 ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... and bladder dysfunction
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... caused by blood ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology