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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... factors: Previous acute ... common: Food, Acute ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
Serotonin Syndrome ... second-generation antidepressants ... hyperthermia, hyperactive bowel ... antipsychotics - Acute ... normal or reduced bowel
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... syndrome #Diffuse ... #Pain #Differential
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... • Refeeding Syndrome ... • Acute Respiratory ... GI: • Small bowel ... • Inflammatory Bowel
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Irritable bowel ... aneurysms • Acute ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Midline Abdominal Pain ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute ... AbdominalPain #differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnostic ... Volume (Small Bowel ... Toxins Bloody/Pain ... Urgency (Large Bowel
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel ... syndrome 4. ... biopsy - Small bowel ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
in duration) - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Inflammatory ... bowel disease ... #Differential #
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... infection • acute ... - Inflammatory bowel ... poisoning - Acute ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential