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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 ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute ... #Abdominal #Pain
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... surgical abdomen: pt ... #Acute #Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... : • Acute myocardial ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... , LET, lipase, PT
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Septic Shock Acute ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... Thyroid storm • Acute ... fever #Fever #Acute
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Skin changes ... wall painAbdominal ... aneurysms • Acute
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Stroke • Renal: Acute ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... pain, Anorexia ... Myocardial ischemia, Acute ... cor pulmonale
Wellens' Sign: LAD-T Wave Inversion 
Life threatening T wave inversions in precordial leads. Often V2-V3 
Specific
week of becoming acute ... angina; but T wave changes ... without chest pain ... EKGS in pts are crucial ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... with postural changes ... painAbdominal ... #Abdominal #Pain