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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... ischemia • Peptic ulcer ... disease (e.g., ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... recurrent oral ulcers ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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livedo reticularis, ulcers ... - GI tract: abdominal ... genital aphthous ulcers ... bruis, or blood pressure ... Vessel: Blood pressure
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Elevated intraocular pressure ... Elevated intracranial pressure ... • Diagnosis of ... irrigation • Management ... Postoperative abdominal
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... bruits, or blood pressure ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Irritable bowel syndrome ... Constipation • Non-ulcer ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... /2 vasculitis, ulcers ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Diagnosis Framework ... and Management ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... of underlying disease ... #Diagnosis #Management