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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 ... ) - Differential ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Pain #Differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
XRay - Differential ... • infection (e.g ... colitis) • bowel ischemia ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #KUB #Abdominal
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
CHF, Chest Pain ... Ischemia? ... Patients DIE: Drugs, Ischemia ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential ... #management #cardiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Causes #Differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia ... Miss Signs of Ischemia ... -4 can have no pain ... Wong @mchlwng #Ischemia ... Interpretation #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
indicative of left main ... predictor of recurrent ischemic ... atrial injury from pericardial ... #differential # ... cardiology
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... pain/hypotension ... Diagnosis/Differential ... Age dependent differential ... catastrophes (ischemic
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Admitted for severe abdominal ... pain. ... admission: acute ischemia ... territories: mesenteric ischemia ... right MCA and ischemia
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
accompanied by chest pain ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Digital ischemia ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... recent DAN) • EMG ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse