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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Gastroenteritis • Constipation
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... accompanied by pain ... by defaecation IBS-constipation ... of incomplete evacuation ... #Classes #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Pain: • Constipation ... #Chronic #Causes
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Comparison Table ... • Continuous, Diffuse ... diseased and normal colon ... ileum • Most cases ... #Comparison #Table
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... of Constipation ... Ability of the colon ... anal canal -> Evacuation ... effective • IBS-C
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
On the left is Gram ... important drug classes ... clinical use, I’ve color ... coded the abx bars ... management #spectrum #table
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
resolution of the constipation ... have functional constipation ... periumbilical, midline or diffuse ... is incapacitating ... following: anorexia, nausea