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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... #Abdominal #Pain
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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(Ischemia) - ... Acute Onset - ... Septic Embolism (e.g ... Fat Embolism (e.g ... Mycotic Aneurysm (e.g
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... inflammation (e.g ... #Schema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Other • ATN: Ischemia ... #causes #algorithm
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Rheumatic Fever Acute ... Enteropathic (e.g
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Arthritis: • Acute ... joint trauma (e.g ... derangements (e.g ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... ischemia in LVH ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Pseudo-obstruction Acute ... Medical Conditions (e.g ... Infectious • Ischemic ... Neuropathic • Enteric (e.g ... • Extrinsic (e.g
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sensitivity to pain ... Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... symptoms) • Acute
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Admitted for severe abdominal ... pain. ... ECG: AF. ... after admission: acute ... Ultrasound #Cardiology #Clinical