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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
: Recurrent C. diff ... Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Diverticulitis • IBD
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... POCUS Cirrhosis ... with fever/abd ... POCUS for win. ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... tegaserod 6mg BID
Common Bile Duct (CBD) on Abdominal Ultrasound

The key to finding CBD is to look anteriorly to
Common Bile Duct (CBD ... ) on Abdominal Ultrasound ... key to finding CBD ... the PV is the CBD ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
ID Ddx: Diarrhea ... recipient - Bacterial: C.diff ... Entamoeba - Non-ID ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Causes
IUD and Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
Early gestational sac seen on trans-abdominal, transverse view.  However, is
IUD and Pregnancy ... seen on trans-abdominal ... henneberry_ryan #IUD ... Pelvic #Ultrasound #POCUS
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... 3 weeks abx & ID ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Pleural Thickening/Masses ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes