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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... - Mnemonic and Differential ... Men: testicular torsion ... Women: ovarian torsion ... #ABDOMEN #Differential
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Causes of Acute ... Pelvic Pain - Differential ... abscess** • Torsion ... inflammatory disease • Torsion ... Hydrosalpinx #Acute
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Scrotal Mass - Differential ... • Testicular Torsion ... • Torsion of ... Dysuria scheme • Acute ... Testicular #Urology #Differential
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Cyst • Ovarian Torsion ... Cyst • Ovarian Torsion ... Nephrolithiasis #Acute
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential ... Corneal Abrasion / Erosion ... Intraocular: • Acute ... Atraumatic #RedEye #Differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... infection • acute ... poisoning - Acute ... pneumonia - Torsion ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Complications of Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic
 - Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)
 - Hypoxia
 - Hyperglycaemia
 - Hypocalcaemia
Complications of ... Acute Pancreatitis ... haemorrhage - Erosion ... Obstructive jaundice #Complications ... Pancreatitis #Diagnosis #Differential
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
Signs / Symptoms / Complications ... hearing loss • Erosion ... inflammation • Acute ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... signs #diagnosis #complications
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... Broncholithiasis Complications ... occur if there is erosion ... foreign material • Erosion ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... infiltration) Differential ... Monitor and Treat Complications