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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Family history of IBD ... Consider tumor • Upper ... Diverticulitis • IBD
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... undergoing AAA or upper ... abdominal/thoracic
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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inflammation of the upper ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... in extremities, upper ... #rheumatology #classification
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
The classic presentation ... with abdominal ... It causes the absolute ... likelihood of an acute upper ... not have a known pathogenic