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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 ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... #Diffuse #Acute ... #Abdominal #Pain
Abdominal Pain Presentations of Common Diseases

Acute Pleurisy, Acute Salpingitis, Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Acute Appendicitis, Acute
Abdominal Pain Presentations ... of Common Diseases ... Acute Pleurisy ... #Abdominal #Pain ... Presentations #Common #PhysicalExam
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... IBS) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... pain: Antispasmodics ... IBS #Treatment #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... wall painAbdominal ... aneurysms • Acute
Diseases Presenting with Pain Out Of Proportion (POOP) - Differential Diagnosis:
 - Orbital Cellulitis 
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Diseases Presenting ... with Pain Out Of ... Compartmental Syndrome ... Angina - Aortic Abdominal ... Aneurysm - Acute
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm Risk ... factors: Previous acute ... inflammation, Abdominal ... -HT4 agonists Pain
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Vasculitis -> Acute ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal ... pain, bloating, ... pathophysiology #signs
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... pelvic inflammatory disease ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Inflammatory bowel disease
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
• Fever • Abdominal ... pain • Diarrhea ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... Antibiotics for severe disease
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bloating - Treatment Algorithm ... Intolerance • Celiac Disease ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Distension #Bloating #Management