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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... hernia • Rib ... aortic aneurysms
Organomegaly
 • Liver
 • Spleen
 • Kidneys (e. g. Cyst, Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma, Hydronephrosis)
Neoplastic
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Colonic, Gastric ... Sarcoma Feces Pulsatile ... • Vascular (Abdominal ... Aortic Aneurysm ... Pseudocyst #Abdominal
CARDIAC RIND Mnemonic for Causes of Pericarditis

C - Collagen vascular disease - SLE, RA, Scleroderma, Vasculitis,
C - Collagen vascular ... Vasculitis, etc A - Aorta ... - Dissection, Aneurysm ... - Radiation - Chronic ... Histoplasmosis A - Acute
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
• Other intra-abdominal ... cholecystectomy, hernia ... or spinal) • Cardiac ... surgery (e.g. aortic ... aneurysm repair
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
< 30 years • Aorta ... pulse deficits vascular ... tenderness - decreased pulsation ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms