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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Blood in stool • Jaundice ... Family history of IBD ... RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Diseases of the Biliary ... Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... quadrant pain, nausea ... quadrant pain, nausea ... pain, jaundice,
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... postoperative jaundice ... miscellaneous causes ... neoplasms #Jaundice ... #differential #causes
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... on Ultrasound Biliary ... Gallstones • Biliary ... Cholangitis #Jaundice ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... Inflammation of the iris, ciliary ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... retinal ischemia Causes ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, IBD
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... Management Global IBS ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Syndrome #Management #gastroenterology
Common Bile Duct Biliary Stone removal on ERCP

Dr. Joaquín Berrueta Mezzera @DrJBerrueta

#Biliary #Stone #removal #extraction #ERCP
Common Bile Duct Biliary ... DrJBerrueta #Biliary ... extraction #ERCP #gastroenterology ... #cbd #endoscopy
Mirizzi Syndrome on RUQ POCUS

Adult male-RUQ abd pain.VSS/Afeb. WBC-16.8K. Obstructive pattern on hepatic panel with normal
Adult male-RUQ abd ... compression of biliary ... (can be CHD or CBD ... RUQ pain, fever, jaundice ... Clinical #Transverse #Biliary
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... AUPBD • Stones: Biliary ... @drkeithsiau #Biliary ... #Dilatation #causes ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology