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Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
	-
Causes of Nausea ... Hepatitis • Mesenteric ... Malignancy #nausea ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Watershed) Cecum and Appendix ... Diagnosis #Map #Causes
Causes of Scrotal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Sudden Onset
 • Testicular Torsion
 • Torsion
Causes of Scrotal ... the Testicular Appendix ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Kaposi sarcoma, Mesenteric ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
is the rarest cause ... by the superior mesenteric ... Superior and Inferior mesenteric
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
The majority of cases ... of acute mesenteric
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Constipation • Mesenteric
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
IMV = inferior mesenteric ... although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... many non-hepatic causes ... = Non hepatic causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... disease • Chronic mesenteric ... compression syndrome • Mesenteric
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
atony or unsure of cause ... OBGYN consult RPOC