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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... disease • Chronic mesenteric ... wall painAbdominal ... compression syndrome • Mesenteric
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Hernia: External abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... Gossypiboma, Superior mesenteric ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Perforated Appendicitis ... Abdominal POCUS ... pain and fever. ... #Abscess #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... with lower abd pain ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... with intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer: Mesenteric adenitis
Initial study
on Abdominal POCUS ... Child with RLQ abd pain ... was to rule out appendicitis ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Mesenteric adenitis on Abdominal POCUS - Color Doppler

Child with RLQ abd pain, low-grade fever.  
Answer:
on Abdominal POCUS ... Child with RLQ abd pain ... was to rule out appendicitis ... #adenitis #Abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... 5L dry) - (Decr JVP ... resting HR) • Abdominal ... pain, nausea, vomiting ... dehydration) • Kussmaul
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Pain(<72 hours) ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
identify non-calculus causes ... of flank or abdominal ... pain: diagnoses ... for non-calculus causes ... with surgical access
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... presents with abd pain ... constipation, last LVP ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess