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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 ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Blakemore Tube Procedure Instructions

1) Resuscitate & Intubate  - After resuscitating. intubate with head of bed
stopcock in the gastric ... balloon port and ... just above the gastric ... tube with "G" for gastric ... #Instructions #Management
Gastric Ultrasound - Dilated Stomach with Layering Dependent Debris on POCUS

What is the best next step
Dependent Debris on POCUS ... this patient’s management ... The clip starts ... Labeled Schematic ... Layering #Debris #POCUS
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
Dilated Stomach on POCUS ... Dilated #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal ... clinical #anatomy #labeled
Nasogastric Tube and Fluid Filled Stomach on Gastric POCUS

Phased array transducer in subxiphoid position (epigastrium, footprint
Filled Stomach on Gastric ... POCUS Phased ... stomach with NG tube supports ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #labeled
Fluid Filled Stomach on POCUS

A patient presents with abdominal pain. Which of the following is represented
Filled Stomach on POCUS ... presents with abdominal ... Labeled Schematic ... Fluid #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #clinical
Acalculous cholecystitis on POCUS (often associated with elevated LDH & abdominal pain) and a plethoric IVC
cholecystitis on POCUS ... elevated LDH & abdominal ... with smoke (which supports ... Labeled Schematic ... gallbladder #clinical #pocus
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... Life threatening labile ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... , pelvic, gastric ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management