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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Torsion of the testis ... - Hip and spine ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... and Screening Testing ... Renal ultrasound, Tests ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... /HCV testing - ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
essentially the same tests ... it requires for him ... cerebral salt wasting ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Performance thorough ... determine if stress test ... Stable patients ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Positive Coombs testing ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... Pulmonary function tests ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... Sweat chloride test ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
Performance Characteristics ... Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
Family History Performance ... Cancer Screening Tests ... Stool/blood-based tests ... #comparison #table ... gastroenterology #CRC #Testing
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
lies prone on the table ... buttock, if the hip ... raises off of the table ... or leg during testing ... clinical #video #hip