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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Long-standing vs ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... hernia • Rib ... #Causes #Differential
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
Pain Surgical ... - Inguinal hernia ... pain of childhood ... #Pain #Pediatrics ... #Causes #Differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... pain • Abdominal ... musculoskeletal symptoms • Hernias ... to incisional hernias ... #Pain #differential
Abdominal Pain - Physical Examination Signs and Maneuvers
 - Murphy's sign
 - Kehr's sign
 - McBurney's
Abdominal Pain - ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #PhysicalExam #
Common organ involvements and symptoms in Sarcoidosis
Lung 89-99% - Cough, dyspnoea, wheezing and stridor
Skin 16-32% -
in Sarcoidosis Lung ... 16-32% - Lupus pernio ... Liver 12-20% - Abdominal ... pain and elevated ... pain Nervous system
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Fatigue, Chest pain ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... lesions • Severe pain ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections Lungs ... to NTM: Chronic lung ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... NTM #Infections #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential