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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... hernia • Rib ... aortic aneurysms ... #Causes #Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
coronary artery aneurysms ... disease) Differential ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... aortitis, aortic aneurysm ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Pain(<72 hours) ... - Differential ... Diverticulitis • Incarcerated ... hernia Pelvic ... #Pain #Differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
pain • HTN • ... gut involvement, abdominal ... vasculitis • Behcet ... Thrombosis and arterial aneurysms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology