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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Distension and ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Ascites • ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... /Masses Chest Wall ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Distention Pulmonary
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
and increasing abdominal ... distention. ... peristalsis, or bowel wall ... Medicine #Clinical #Radiology ... #SBO #Obstruction
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
distension, wheeze ... , abdominal bloating ... peripheral edema, ascites ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... identificaton of obstructive