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Types of Abdominal Wall Hernias #Diagnsois #EM #GenSurg #Abdominal #Wall #Hernia #Types #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types of Abdominal ... Wall Hernias #Diagnsois ... #EM #GenSurg #Abdominal ... #Wall #Hernia # ... #Differential #Algorithm
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) 
Ruptured or Leaking AAA Triad 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Hypotension
Abdominal Aortic ... AAA Triad - Abdominal ... - Pulsatile abdominal ... mass #Abdominal ... #AAA #Triad #Diagnosis
Causes of Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thyroid
 • Thymoma
 • Teratoma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Anterior ... : • Aneurysm ... Diaphragmatic Hernia ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... mass/organomegaly ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... hernia • Rib ... aortic aneurysms
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... aortic aneurysm ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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• Vascular (Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Pseudocyst #Abdominal ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Relative ... - Normal RBC Mass ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Algorithm Constant ... Any location/diffuse ... Somatization #Chronic #Abdominal ... #Algorithm
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... • Incarcerated hernia ... Localized #Acute #Abdominal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm