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Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - ... Pain Abdominal ... causes attributable ... exhaustive and should ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... clue • Blood tests ... ACTH stimulation test
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain ... - Ice cube test
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Opioids should be ... avoid withdrawal symptoms ... insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... tapering #switching #pharmacology
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Management Caused ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei tests ... positive T. whipplei test
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... pain w/ N/V (60 ... , Muscle/joint pain ... A STIM test can
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
of COVID-19 • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... pain, Anorexia ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
and left side should ... particular attention paid ... The examiner should ... the patient's bicep ... Achilles reflex is best
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #neurology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
of breath • Neurologic ... New-onset back pain ... • Dyspnea at rest ... • Chest and shoulder ... pain, collateral