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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 ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Diagnostics and Testing
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
Accuracy of abdominal ... ultrasound for ... #Obstruction #SBO ... Diagnosis #Accuracy #Testing ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... bladder in a non-fasting ... conditions: Acute & chronic ... MD @NephroP #Gallbladder ... radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... abdominal pain ... , physical and testing ... intolerance • SIBO
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... A/P, Consider testing ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Chronic
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... either acute or chronic ... abdominal pain ... Flat/low JVP, resting ... #obstruction #sbo
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
a patient with chronic ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... Ascites, Palpable gallbladder ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam
Gallbladder Polyp on POCUS
GB polyps are common finding.  Hyper-echoic, fixed, non-gravitational and not casting shadows

Dr.
Gallbladder Polyp ... non-gravitational and not casting ... @EmergOmBur #Gallbladder ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #RUQ #abdominal
WES Sign (Wall Echo Shadow) on POCUS
GB contracted around stones. Last clip shows how easily missed
40yoF
1yr worsening abdominal ... Path: chronic cholecystitis ... WallEchoShadow #POCUS #gallbladder ... cholelithiasis #clinical #ultrasound
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

This 28yo female with history of Crohn's disease presents with abdominal pain,
presents with abdominal ... which she reports getting ... Here is her ultrasound ... Surgery for this SBO ... #SBO #SmallBowel