Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 β€’ Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... Bloating #Management #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 β€’ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 β€’ Risk factors: Critical
blood donor β€’ Pathophysiology ... : 33% β€’ Treatment ... : No β€’ Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 β€’ Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... β€’ Cushing’s syndrome ... Screening #Workup #table
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... patients who have treatment-resistant ... of orthostatic hypotension ... #Toxicity #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
organ failure (table ... more common than abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Intraabdominal ... #Compartment #Syndrome
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Capillary leak syndrome ... lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... , paresthesia, abdominal ... edema, compartment syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... myalgias and possibly hypotension ... initiation of treatment
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Syndrome & Intrabdominal ... Hypertension (IAH ... Syndrome (ACS): ... after previous treatment ... #Instructions #diagnosis