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Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Chronic #Abdominal #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic ... Abdominal Pain ... Algorithm #Chronic ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... Dyssynergia Diagnostics ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... abdominal pain ... Abdominal Pain ... abdominal pain ... • Intestinal obstruction
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Algorithm Look ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... Diffuse #Acute #Abdominal
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Co-morbidities ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
(SBO) on POCUS ... into our ED with abdominal ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Abdominal Distention ... Algorithm Ascites ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Injury, Stroke) #Abdominal ... #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS

SBO diagnosis in minutes of patients arrival to ED, "to/fro peristalsis" (aka
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS SBO ... diagnosis in minutes ... #AbdominalUS #SBO ... #Obstruction #SmallBowel