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Solid Pancreatic Masses - Differential Diagnosis
 - Lymphoma
 - Focal Pancreatitis
 - Solid and Cystic Epithelial
Solid Pancreatic ... Masses - Differential ... Lymphoma - Focal Pancreatitis ... Cell Tumor - Ductal ... #Masses #Differential
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... are some other causes ... • Pancreatic: ... Mumps, Alcohol, Ductal ... elevation #diagnosis #differential
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... causes: - Pancreatic ... Complications pancreatitis ... causes: - Salivary ... , infection or ductal
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
Ductal obstruction ... caused by these ... pain in chronic pancreatitis ... Ultrasound #POCUS #clinical ... #pancreas #abdominal
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... might be due to pancreatic ... pregnancy, or other causes ... the release of pancreatic ... #cullen #clinical
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... sensitivity) Clinical ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... osteoporosis • Risk of pancreatic ... gastroenterology #treatment
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... on bile duct, pancreatitis ... , pancreatic neoplasms ... #unconjugated #differential ... #causes
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... • Secondary Causes ... Syndrome, PCOS), Pancreatic ... Disease (CF, pancreatitis ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... no structural cause ... Hepatobility/pancreatic ... Gall stones • Pancreatitis ... #Pain #Differential
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea - Differential ... celiac sprue") • Pancreatic ... insufficiency: Chronic pancreatitis ... #inflammatory #classification