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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Celiac ... bowel disease ... hernia • Rib fracture ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... pelvic inflammatory disease ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... trigger points) • Injury
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... - Rule out celiac ... disease w/ T TG ... disease w/ fecal
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
tests Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... first Small bowel ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Small Intestinal Bowel ... Intolerance • Celiac ... Disease • Prior ... • Irritable Bowel ... #Treatment #gastroenterology
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Acute Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ketoacidosis • Bowel ... • Infantile Colic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
: • Fracture ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... - HIV - Lyme disease ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... bearing after injury ... - Inflammatory bowel ... injuries - Meniscal injury ... Intra-articulation fracture
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm
IgA TTG has high sensitivity and specificity of ~ 98% and is
Celiac Disease - ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #workup
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Loss of bowel ... continence • Pain ... compression by fractured ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... differential #algorithm