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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Ovarian CA Diffuse ... #Causes #Differential
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
segmental colitis associated ... changes without chronic ... (irritable bowel ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
fistula Lower: • Bowel ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... May have associated ... presentations - ILD ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... pneumonitis • Diffuse ... small and large bowel ... enteropathy, and diffuse ... with Lupus: • Chronic