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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... - Differential Diagnostic ... cardiac, pulmonary, renal ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... Hypothyroidism - Adrenal ... #Table #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... draw • Severe pain ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... #Table #Causes
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... pain w/ N/V (60 ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... Give 250 mcg of
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... thrombus formation causes ... is reflected by ECG ... changes and a rise ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Pain > 90% no ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... abuse, stress, etc ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Herpes, Coxsackie, etc ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs:
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... -60y (hormonal changes ... , and possibly renal ... symptoms are not caused ... (e.g. incidental
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
is desirable, e.g ... obstruction - Able ... of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... for non-calculus causes
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... Sclerotic bone changes ... Rule out other causes ... Nonspecific inflammatory changes ... Tetracyclines etc