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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Jaundice • Edema ... appendages • FMF • Adult
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Causes of Dyspnea ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... #Chronic #Causes
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma ... #Abdominal #Pain
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... CK Elevation (Pain ... - Seizures: Trauma ... - Vit D/E deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Wounds/ulcers, Edema ... Vit B12, B6, Cu deficiency ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Torsemide) • Acute ... pulmonary edema ... Kidney stones caused ... Postoperative abdominal
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Manifestations Causes ... HF • Moderate pulmonary ... reflexes - Burning pain ... - Peripheral edema
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... apices caused by ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... edema in acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... pain • Fat-soluble ... vitamin deficiency
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
• Severe iron deficiency ... disorders - Chronic ... : • Acute Coronary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart