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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... have had prior evaluations ... cardiac causes • Lower ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Lymphoma/Leukemia Lower
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
Fever, low BP with lower ... Pelvis sag of RUSH ... Diagnosis? ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... splenomegaly, abscess ... ) Lower Quadrant ... #Abdominal #Pain
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
enlargement, Lymph node abscess ... Anorectal LGV: Lower ... abdominal pain, ... stricture, Megacolon, Chronic ... Venereum #stages #diagnosis
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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Pediatrics Sepsis ... respiratory distress • Abdominal ... Other high-risk chronic ... Indwelling vascular access ... #peds #diagnosis
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
studies (greater power ... > incidence in chronic ... when it’s false Power ... size to increase power ... #calculations #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Lungs: • Pleural effusions ... (hypertension, lower ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... - Chronic ... Encephalitis • Brain abscess ... may indirectly lower ... #Differential #Diagnosis