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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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: - Acute appendicitis ... infection • acute ... hydronephrosis • renal ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... cardiac, pulmonary, renal ... #Abdominal #Pain
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Pain - Illness ... Biliary colic, Acute ... AbdominalPain #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... biopsy • Abdominal
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
POCUS A 23yo ... presents with acute ... LLQ pain, N/V, ... controlled, & no signs ... #POCUS #clinical
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Anosmia, Stroke • Renal ... Nausea/vomiting, Abdominal ... pain, Anorexia ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
female with chest pain ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c #clinical ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
by serositis • Acute ... painAbdominal ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevated CK Levels Acute ... CK Elevation (Pain ... renal injury, Strenuous ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis