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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Family history of IBD ... aneurysms • Acute ... #gastroenterology
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Epigastric/chest pain ... , Sepsis Diagnosis ... EGD and Biopsy ... #management #gastroenterology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... infections • Acute ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... • Clubbing - IBD ... Spondyloarthropathy-IBD ... conditions #joint #pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Bursitis • IBD ... Immobilization) • Acute ... /swelling - Fever ... #differential #diagnosis
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Upper GI Bleeding Acute ... Risk 60-100% Ib ... GIBleed #UGIB #diagnosis ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #egd
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... missing things" → fewer ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... #workup #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... factors: Previous acute ... common: Food, Acute ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Acute Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever
 • Most common in travelers and children
 • "Swimmers Itch" in the
Acute Schistosomiasis ... : Katayama Fever ... with beginning of egg ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #clinical