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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... #Chronic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
fibromyalgia, chronic ... factors affecting symptom ... cognitions, Abuse Diarrhea ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... bowel resection (short ... bowel syndrome) ... Systemic disorders ... #Diarrhea #Causes
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... last 3 months + symptom ... • If Diarrhea: ... Pelvic Floor Disorder
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
pancreatic imaging: Chronic ... result-watery diarrhoea ... Rheumatological disorders ... , Chronic kidney ... #gastroenterology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Manifestations Causes ... processed grains - Chronic ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... - Chronic neurological ... reflexes - Burning pain
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
a rare chronic ... inflammatory disorder ... Autoinflammatory disorder ... lesions + Rheumatic pain ... Rule out other causes
Celiac Disease - Clinical Manifestations
Gastrointestinal Manifestations: 
 • Diarrhea, Loose stools, Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Chronic abdominal pain,
Manifestations: • Diarrhea ... abdominal pain, ... ulceration • Short ... Disease #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... GI - glossitis (pain ... of tongue), abd pain ... , diarrhea related