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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... the patient • Blood ... Back pain • Skin ... Family history of IBD ... thrombus • Splenic infarction
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF • Cross ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... onset [33-74%] • Blood ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... #rheumatology #dermatology ... #diagnosis
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Blood/wound cultures ... Diagnosis: Melioidosis ... alcoholism, liver/lung ... #Infection #Cellulitis ... Clinical #Photo #dermatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... have positive blood
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Polymorphic skin ... pain, cough, bloody ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Related Acute Lung ... Injury (TRALI): ... with skin flora ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... Injury (TRALI): ... Infection - Infection ... with skin flora ... #Transfusion #diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Lesions arise in crops ... - Trunk - Red, blood-filled ... site of previous injury ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Pulmonary exam - Skin ... exam for infection ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis