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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... Hence flow is cephalad ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... obstruction #comparison #abdominal
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
of Dilated Abdominal ... have distended abdominal ... What is the cause ... can also lead abdominal ... #Milking #SVC #syndrome
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic portal vein ... Abscess • Splenic vein ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... • Inflammatory bowel
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
pain and related ... acute or chronic abdominal ... pain • Flat/low ... ileus) • Abdomen is ... percussion • Nausea
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Related to defecation ... Limited trial low
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
traversing the portal vein ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... This finding is ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Syndrome (IBS) - ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Related to defecation ... /o red flags - Low ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
symptoms: • Severe low ... disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... - Emergency Causes ... infarct • HIV related ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... classically purple abdominal ... ecchymoses • Delayed ... , oral cavity) Caused ... #Cushings #Syndrome
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
infections may be related ... increased blood flow ... , inflammatory bowel ... Systemic causes ... seen in Reiter's syndrome