6 results
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
thrombophlebitis, pyoderma ... like lesions, pyoderma ... recurrent oral ulcers ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... azathioprine #Behcet
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... Classic triad (back pain ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... NSG #Epidural #Abscess ... #Algorithm #ALiEM
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
continence • Pain ... disc • Epidural abscess ... TB - Spinal abscess ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... differential #algorithm
Anorectal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Proctitis
 • Inflammation
 • Infection (Indudng Sexually Transrnitted)
Other
 • Malignancy
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Anorectal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Solitary Red Ulcer ... Fissure • Fistula/Abscess ... #Anorectal #Pain
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... • Perforated ulcer ... Non-Peritoneal • Peptic ulcer ... Acute #Abdominal #Pain
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Quadrant: • Peptic ulcer ... splenomegaly, abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm