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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Malignancy • Hypothyroidism ... Intestinal Pseudo obstruction ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #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
ultrasound for the diagnosis ... of small bowel obstruction ... and discharge diagnosis ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism ... enough of it (hypothyroidism ... inflammation and destruction ... is depleted and hypothyroidism ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Sensate • Focus ... • Hyperthyroidism ... • Hyperthyroidism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... • IVC Obstruction ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #comparison #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Intestinal obstruction ... Hypercalcemia • Hypothyroidism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Deconditioning • Hyperthyroidism ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sinus Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Autonomic System:
 • Excess Stimulation: Nicotine, Caffeine, Sympathomimetics, Anticholinergics
 • Withdrawal:
- Differential Diagnosis ... B-blocker Endocrine: Hyperthyroidism ... fever, sepsis) • Obstruction ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Increased Hydrostatic Pressure
 • Volume Expansion: Kidney failure, Pregnancy, Medication
- Differential Diagnosis ... failure • Venous Obstruction ... Cellulitis Lymphatic Obstruction ... Miscellaneous: Hypothyroidism ... #Differential #Diagnosis