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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 ... Small Intestinal Bowel ... Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... • Irritable Bowel
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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mucosal injury - Abdominal ... deterioration Shock ... Obstruction (2- ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... algorithm #treatment #management
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
Small Bowel Obstruction ... (SBO) on POCUS ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... diagnosis in minutes ... TheScanimal #Clinical ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS ... #SBO #Obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Small Bowel Obstruction ... loop of small bowel ... Labeled Schematic ... Ascites #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
Small Bowel Obstruction ... and increasing abdominal ... finding for POCUS diagnosis ... POCUS: 9.55 for clinical ... #SBO #Obstruction
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... : hypotension (SBP ... post-ATN, post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... : hypotension (SBP ... post-ATN, post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so