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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... Hypercalcemia • Hypothyroidism ... #Chronic #Causes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Anterior neck pain ... goiter • Toxic diffuse ... Size Thyroid Storm ... arrhythmia - Fever ... #causes #diagnosis
PALM RASHES 
Common features and patterns:
1.	Color:
o	Red or erythematous: Common in inflammatory or allergic reactions.
o	Purple or purpuric:
blistering, or acute ... systemic causes ... (e.g., scarlet fever ... disease. 6 Causes ... Drug Reactions: Diffuse
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Fever 4. ... • Patchy or diffuse
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... acute onset of ... include low-grade fevers ... degenerative diseases, hypothyroidism ... treatment for PMR is a chronic