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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... • Colorectal CA ... pregnancy • Ovarian CA ... #Chronic #Causes
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
depicting the main ... #CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Algorithm Normal ... Puberty Onset (BA = CA ... Puberty Onset (BA < CA ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #causes #pediatrics
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Epigastric abdominal pain ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... Imaging findings Workup ... biliary, stones), CTA ... #Management #Treatment
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Algorithm Polycythemia ... heme (bleeding), CV ... normal/high - Chronic ... about secondary causes ... #Algorithm #workup
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Anterior neck pain ... Metastatic Follicular CA ... Perspiration - Diarrhea ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... hypoxia and organ ischemia ... GI - glossitis (pain ... , diarrhea related ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
/crush injury, ischemia ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... ileus/obstruction (ischemia
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
abdomen if abdominal pain ... full infectious work-up ... high LDH, low Ca ... Treat underlying cause ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
(ET) ET is a chronic ... Most cases are related ... complications can ... atypical chest pain ... • Treatment algorithms