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Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Based Differential ... Algorithm Rule out ... with abdominal ... #Differential #
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Presenting with Pain ... Out Of Proportion ... (POOP) - Differential ... Angina - Aortic Abdominal ... umanamd #POOP #Pain
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
for Disorders of Gut ... TCAs - First-line treatment ... when pain is dominant ... when pain in dominant ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS #pharmacology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... morning • Effusion leukocyte ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... #Differential #
Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... gastrointestinal, and include abdominal ... pain, nausea, and ... UseDisorder #Management #Treatment ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
swelling, significant pain ... Intracellular (leukocyte ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Antidepressants - Gut-directed ... gastroenterology #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... symptoms: - Muscle pain ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs: ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Anterior neck pain ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... tenderness Treatment ... causes #diagnosis #differential
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Epigastric abdominal ... pain (90%, characteristically ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... Check out https: ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment