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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
changes • Urinary symptoms ... bowel syndrome ... diseaseChronic ... Pain #Chronic #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Symptoms: • Asymptomatic ... infarction, limb and bowel ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... Neuromuscular weakness (GBS ... restrictive lung disease ... #Summary #Nephrology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL can present as ... extramedullary disease ... , weight loss, abdominal ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... and vasomotor symptoms ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in ... and Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
dilatation & 3) gas ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... mmHg (room air) - ABG ... #hepatology