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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... cholecystitis • Functional ... NSAIDs • Chronic pancreatitis ... • Splenic vein thrombus ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... level - Liver function ... Ascorbic acid I .5g IV ... thiamine 200 mg IV ... hydrocortisone 50 mg IV
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... Management: • IVF ... Scheduled APAP, IV ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Rome IV Criteria for diagnosing Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD)
Irritable bowel syndrome
The criteria must be fulfilled
Rome IV Criteria ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome ... episodes of intense, acute ... AbdominalPain #Disorders #gastroenterology
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
Syndrome & Intrabdominal ... Syndrome (ACS): ... to organ edema, pancreatitis ... POCUS) and function ... syringe to fill with IV
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Maddrey Discriminant Function ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... Treatment: - Acute ... pancreatitis. ... with or without IV
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
hepatitis, or acute ... Normal kidney ultrasound ... after 2 days of IV ... - IV albumin ... Octreotide, or IV