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| :*:* [[Swallowing air]] | | :*:* [[Swallowing air]] |
| * Attention to history and physical examination is important to formulate plan of diagnosis | | * Attention to history and physical examination is important to formulate plan of diagnosis |
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| ==Causes in Alphabetical Order==
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| '''Abdominal distension''' (or "distended abdomen") can be a sign of many other conditions, including:In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
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| * [[Abdominal abscess]]
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| * [[Abdominal aneurysm]]
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| * [[Abdominal trauma]] with intra-abdominal [[bleeding]]
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| * [[Acanthocytosis]]
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| * [[Acute appendicitis]]
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| * [[Air swallowing]] (nervous habit)
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| * [[Ascites]]
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| *:* [[Congestive Heart Failure]]
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| :* [[Hypoalbuminemia]] (e.g. [[malnutrition]], [[liver failure]])
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| :* [[Metastatic cancer]] (e.g., colon, ovarian)
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| :* [[Nephrotic syndrome]]
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| :* [[Portal hypertension]] (e.g. [[cirrhosis]])
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| * [[Biliary Atresia]]
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| * [[Blind loop syndrome]]
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| * [[Chylous ascites]]
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| * [[Cirrhosis]]
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| * [[Colonic pseudo-obstruction]] ([[Ogilvie's Syndrome]])
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| * [[Colonic volvulus]]
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| * [[Congenital hepatic porphyria]]
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| * [[Congenital megacolon]]
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| * Congenital short bowel
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| * [[Congenital tuberculosis]]
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| * [[Constipation]]
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| * [[Diverticulitis]]
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| * End stage [[liver failure]]
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| * Functional gas/[[constipation]]
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| * Gas/bloat syndrome
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| * [[Granulosa cell tumor]] of the [[ovary]]
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| * [[Heart failure]]
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| * [[Helminthiasis]]
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| * Hepatorenal [[tyrosinemia]]
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| * [[Hirschsprung disease]]
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| * [[Hypothyroidism]]
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| * Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis
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| * [[Ileus]]
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| * [[Infectious diarrhea]]
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| * [[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
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| * Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome
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| * [[Lactose intolerance]]
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| * [[Large bowel obstruction]]
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| * [[Leukemia]]
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| * [[Lymphoma]]
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| * [[Meconium]] plug syndrome
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| * [[Metastatic cancer]] (e.g., colon, ovarian)
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| * [[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]
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| * Neonatal [[sepsis]]
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| * [[Nephrotic syndrome]]
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| * [[Obesity]]
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| * [[Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]] [[OHSS]]
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| * [[Ovarian cancer]]
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| * [[Ovarian cyst]]
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| * [[Overeating]]
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| * [[Pancreatitis]] and complications (pseudocyst)
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| * [[Paralytic ileus]]
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| * Peritoneal bleeding
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| * [[Peritonitis]]
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| * [[Polycystic Liver Disease]]
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| * [[Pregnancy]]
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| * [[Premenstrual syndrome]]
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| * Sclerosing mesenteritis
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| * [[Small bowel obstruction]]
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| * Smith's disease
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| * [[Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]] (SBP)
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| * Stalker-Chitayat syndrome
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| * [[Toxic megacolon]]
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| * [[Trauma]]
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| * [[Umbilical hernia]] or [[ventral hernia]]
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| * Urethral obstruction sequence
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| * Urorectal septum malformation sequence
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| * Valvular dysplasia of the child
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| * [[Variegate porphyria]]
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| * [[Weight gain]]
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| * Wolman syndrome
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| Other:
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| Pseudomyxoma peritonei
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| Clostridium Difficile
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| Ascites
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| Hookworm
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| Drowning
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| Pelvic Masses
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| Ileus
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| Pseudocyesis
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| Pulmonary hypertension
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| Volvulus
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| Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
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| Ulcerative colitis
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| Strongyloidiasis
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| Toxic megacolon
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| Soiling
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| Bloating
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| Necrotizing enterocolitis
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| Intestinal pseudoobstruction
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| Cardiac tamponade
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| Enteritis
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| Jugular venous pressure
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| Ischemic colitis
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| SSRI discontinuation syndrome
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| Bowel obstruction
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| Autonomic dysreflexia
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| Islet cell transplantation
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| Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus
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| Cordyceps
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| Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
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| Necrotising enterocolitis
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| Distension
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| ===Causes of Abdominal Distension by Organ System===
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| |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Cardiovascular'''
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| [[Abdominal aneurysm]],
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| [[Congestive Heart Failure]],
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| [[Heart failure]],
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| |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| | '''Chemical / poisoning'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Congenital'''
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| [[Congenital hepatic porphyria]],
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| [[Congenital megacolon]],
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| Congenital short bowel,
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| [[Congenital tuberculosis]],
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| [[Hirschsprung's disease]],
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| Jirásek-Zuelzer-Wilson syndrome,
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| [[Meconium]] plug syndrome,
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| |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| | '''Dermatologic'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| | '''Drug Side Effect'''
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| [[Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]] [[OHSS]],
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| |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| | '''Ear Nose Throat'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Endocrine'''
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| [[Hypothyroidism]],
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| | '''Environmental'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Gastroenterologic'''
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| [[Abdominal abscess]],
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| [[Acute appendicitis]],
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| [[Ascites]],
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| [[Biliary Atresia]],
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| [[Cirrhosis]],
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| [[Colonic volvulus]],
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| [[Constipation]],
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| [[Diverticulitis]],
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| Idiopathic sclerosing mesenteritis,
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| [[Ileus]],
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| [[Large bowel obstruction]],
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| [[Necrotizing enterocolitis]],
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| [[Pancreatitis]] and complications (pseudocyst),
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| Peritoneal bleeding,
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| [[Peritonitis]],
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| |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| | '''Genetic'''
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| [[Polycystic Liver Disease]],
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| | '''Hematologic'''
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| [[Acanthocytosis]],
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| | '''Iatrogenic'''
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| [[Blind loop syndrome]],
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| [[Colonic pseudo-obstruction]] ([[Ogilvie's Syndrome]]),
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| | '''Infectious Disease'''
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| [[Helminthiasis]],
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| [[Toxic megacolon]],
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| | '''Musculoskeletal / Ortho'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Neurologic'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Nutritional / Metabolic'''
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| [[Acute intermittent porphyria]],
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| Hepatorenal tyrosinemia]],
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| [[Lactose intolerance]],
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| [[Overeating]],
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| | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
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| [[Ovarian cancer]],
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| [[Pregnancy]],
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| | '''Oncologic'''
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| [[Granulosa cell tumor]] of the [[ovary]],
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| [[Leukemia]],
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| [[Lymphoma]],
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| | '''Opthalmologic'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Overdose / Toxicity'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Psychiatric'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Pulmonary'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Renal / Electrolyte'''
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| [[Nephrotic syndrome]],
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| | '''Rheum / Immune / Allergy'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Sexual'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Trauma'''
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| [[Abdominal trauma]] with intra-abdominal [[bleeding]],
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| | '''Urologic'''
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| |bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes
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| | '''Miscellaneous'''
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| Air swallowing (nervous habit),
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| Functional gas/constipation,
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| Gas/bloat syndrome,
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| [[Obesity]],
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| [[Umbilical hernia]] or [[ventral hernia]],
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