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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Pain #Chronic #Causes
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... renal tubular dysfunction ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
TABLE 2. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sub-classifications
lBS-diarrhoea (IBS-D)
 - >25% loose or watery stools; <25% hard
TABLE 2. ... ) sub-classifications ... (IBS-D) - >25% ... of incomplete evacuation ... #Classes #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Performance thorough ... ASA class If ... or LV dysfunction ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal