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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... musculoskeletal causes ... syndrome #Diffuse ... #Acute #Abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... potentially be an acute ... • Irritable bowel ... aneurysms • Acute
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... perforation), Serum pro-brain ... #hepatology
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
Small Bowel Infarction ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... is the rarest cause ... of acute abdominal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... osmolarity If cause ... investigations depending on clinical ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... - Inflammatory bowel ... - Acute rheumatic ... Knee #Effusions #causes