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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Diagnosis Framework ... RUQ: • Biliary ... portal vein thrombosis ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
of Breathing Normal ... Kussmaul breathing ... Children and aging ... asthma, chronic ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... endocarditis) - Portal ... sources within abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... usually presents in children ... nonmasticatory oral ... syndrome - chronic ... known pathogenic cause