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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Definitions Pathophysiology ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... intolerance • SIBO
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... initial phase of the disease ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hernia: External abdominal ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Inflammatory: Crohn's disease ... #SBO #bowel #Causes
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • Abdominal ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Antibiotics for severe disease ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... • Autoimmune disease ... Factor + Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal ... #Pathophysiology