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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Pathophysiology Delayed gastric ... Hypersensitivity to gastric ... postprandial fullness, abdominal ... Pathophysiology #gastroenterology ... #symptoms #diagnosis
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
Accuracy of abdominal ... ultrasound for the diagnosis ... and discharge diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... intolerance • SIBO ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hernia: External abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #SBO #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Figure 53 – Longitudinal (left) and transverse (right) images from an ultrasound of the pylorus demonstrate
criteria for the diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Pyloric #Stenosis #Gastric
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach on POCUS ... setting of an SBO ... (for diagnosis ... Dilated #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... Fullness #Dilated #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Bowel Obstruction (SBO ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Abd pain+vomiting+peritonitis -> Massively dilated stomach on #POCUS. NG tube placed
Fluid-filled Stomach on Gastric ... POCUS Abd pain ... Do a diagnostic/ ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... #Dilated #Abdominal