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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... cell disease - Hepatitis ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of Jaundice ... hepatocyte damage (eg, hepatitis ... miscellaneous causes ... Classification #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
Important Causes ... RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Cholangitis, Acute Hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Blood in stool • Jaundice ... #Differential #Diagnosis
AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
AAA Endoleak on POCUS ... 80 y/o w severe abdominal ... endoprosthesis stent of an abdominal ... instant diagnosis ... AAA #clinical #aorta
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... : Viral Hepatitis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... B, hepatitis C ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... infection • Abdominal ... #differential #diagnosis
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Quadrant: • Hepatitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
Causes of Gallbladder ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cholangitis, Acute hepatitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #radiology #POCUS
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis ... renal biopsy • Abdominal ... #nephrology #causes