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Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical suspicion ... volume depletion, abdominal ... pain, hypotension ... #endocrinology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
, Diagnosis and ... inflammation, Abdominal ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #management #pathophysiology
Typhlitis - Neutropenic Enterocolitis

Pathophysiology:
 • Chemo → friable intestinal mucosa → bacterial translocation +/- perforation
Presentation:
 •
Enterocolitis Pathophysiology ... Pain (most often ... Enterocolitis #diagnosis ... #management #oncology ... #management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... of MALA - Abdominal ... pain, gastrointestinal ... presentation - Clinical ... #Management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Management #Endocrinology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... effusions, weight gain ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology ... #oncology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Obstructive) Diagnosis ... sensitivity) Clinical ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... pain • Fat-soluble ... #management #gastroenterology
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Anterior neck pain ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... #differential # ... endocrinology #signs