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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Fever • Anorexia ... hernia • Rib ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Incarcerated umbilical hernia: Note reddened umbilical area resulting from entrapment of 
intra-abdominal contents in hernia. When
Incarcerated umbilical ... umbilical area ... entrapment of intra-abdominal ... patient developed accute ... pain in this region
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
: - Acute appendicitis ... - Inguinal hernia ... infection • acute ... poisoning - Acute ... #Causes #Differential
34 yrs old patient, childbirth 3 weeks ago without problem. Acute supra-ombilical pain since 6 hours.
Acute supra-ombilical ... pain since 6 hours ... Strangulated hernia ... #Strangulated #hernia ... #umbilical #clinical
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... , Intra-abdominal ... wall hernia, Obesity ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Based Differential ... with abdominal ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Differential #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean Fever ... by serositis • Acute ... painAbdominal ... to incisional hernias ... #Pain #differential
Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Differential diagnosis ... of acute abdominal ... pain based on pain ... AbdominalPain #Differential
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
due to sepsis (umbilical ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute ... #Differential #