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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 ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... cause of acute abdominal ... #SmallBowel #Infarction ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
When diagnosed by ... Labeled Schematic ... #Appendicitis #appendix ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

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

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

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
the ED), c/w an SBO ... Labeled Schematic ... #SmallBowel #Obstruction ... Ascites #POCUS #Abdominal ... #clinical #ultrasound
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: ... consider KUB or abdominal ... data • Early treatment
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... Surgery for this SBO ... , diagnosed with ... #SBO #SmallBowel ... #clinical #ultrasound
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Life threatening labile ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
setting of an SBO ... (for diagnosis ... Gastric #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy ... #labeled