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Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Differential diagnosis of acute ... abdominal pain ... based on pain localization ... LLQ #Epigastric #Localization ... #Locations #Causes
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Location ... , appendicitis may ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Pain #Location
Map of Referred Pain
Referred pain occurs when nerves from two different anatomic sites converge onto the
Map of Referred ... Pain Referred pain ... the two sites may ... Gallbladder — Appendix ... #Map #Locations
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Diagnosis by Segment Location ... Watershed) Cecum and Appendix ... . trachomatis Pan-Colitis ... Colitis #Segment #Location ... Differential #Diagnosis #Map
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Acute CPP Crystal ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP, or ... swelling, significant pain
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Acute CPP Crystal ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP or ... neck pain, fever
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... • Hypoxemia • Pain ... - non anion gap ... acidosis - anion gap ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... polyangiitis (MPA ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... , [E]GPA, IgA, MPA ... ) Acute - Venous ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm