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WRONG: 50 year old Chinese man with complaints of worsening abdominal…
WRONG: 50 year old Chinese man with complaints of worsening abdominal distention
Other possible causes
With accompanying tenderness (less frequent)
Intra-abdominal infection, peritonitis, pancreatitis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): recurring episodes of inflammation limited to the colonic mucosal layer. Other Sx: systemic e.g. fever, fatigue, weight loss; dyspnea, palpitations
Fibroids
Enlarged bladder
Obstructive
Fluid
Free (Ascites), possible causes: heart failure, TB
Complication: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Localized
The other Fs
Feces
Constipation
Fatal Growth
Fat
Flatus
Bacterial metabolism
Air in abdomen
Belching, bloating, abdominal pain => Aerophagia. Other Sx: weight loss, diarrhea, anorexia