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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Gastroparesis • Chronic ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... • Large volume feeding ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Post-Polypectomy Bleeding ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Elite athletes • Chronic ... Hookworm infection, Bleeding ... Iron #Deficiency #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain - Differential ... Algorithm Constant / Chronic-Fleeting ... splenomegaly, abscess ... #Differential #
Perioperative Management of DOACs
Problem:
 ✖ Each year approximately 250,000 patients on chronic anticoagulation in North America
250,000 patients on chronic ... interruption per treatment ... and procedural bleeding ... with a very low bleeding ... Perioperative #Management #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... roentgenography • Bleeding ... with specific bleeding ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Malnutrition due to chronic ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... • Slow initial feeding ... initiation of feeding ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential