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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
determine the cause ... Normal veins: Umbilicus ... shoulder girdle & upper ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... abdominal wall hernias ... (umbilical, inguinal ... #hepatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Consider tumor • Upper ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia ... #gastroenterology
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Inguinal hernia ... - Inflammatory bowel ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... #SBO #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Helpful Clues for ... Distinguishing Upper ... H.pylori, hiatal hernia ... comparison #versus #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pancreatitis Upper ... Enterocolitis Upper ... • Small/Large Bowel ... • Incarcerated Hernia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Management #gastroenterology
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
- Differential Diagnostic ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... • Incarcerated hernia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
bolus to the small bowel ... Gastric bypass causes ... and Hepatology ... gastric #bypass #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential