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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - ... Pain Abdominal ... causes attributable ... (Table 2). ... #Localization #Causes
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
recurrence or growth assessment ... obstruction - Able ... of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... for non-calculus causes
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... with Recurrent Abdominal ... Pain > 90% no ... structural cause ... #Pain #Differential
Potassium-Binding Agents to Treat Hyperkalemia
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (Lokelma):
 • Mechanism: Preferentially captures K in exchange for
Side Effects: Hypomagnesemia ... constipation, diarrhea, nausea ... , abdominal discomfort ... hypokalemia); nausea ... #pharmacology #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... , abdominal pain ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... symptoms: - Muscle pain ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs: ... per day until stable
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Observation during assessment ... • 0 - able to ... still, but is able ... patient was having pain ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea
Carnett's Sign to localize Abdominal Wall (Musculoskeletal) Pain
Step 1 : The clinician identifies and palpates the
Musculoskeletal) Pain ... 2: The patient raises ... the examination table ... wall pain). ... Musculoskeletal #pain
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant Pain ... Neonatal Infant Pain ... Scale (NIPS) uses ... (Table 2). ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Giant AAA on POCUS

Elderly pt with abd/back pain. Stable. Has pulsatile mass on exam spans 12
with abd/back pain ... Stable. ... Article has case ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal