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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Long-standing vs ... Recurrent: Consider tumor ... intolerance • SIBO
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: Most Common Cause ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... including: pituitary tumor ... #Management #Endocrinology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Hematologic malignancy ... including therapy with tumor ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... why are there so ... Better call hematology ... , this list is long ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
before epiphyseal fusion ... pancreatic islet cell tumor ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... or refractory cases ... #Management #Endocrinology
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Contents seen on Lung ... becomes suddenly SOB ... This case again ... Diagnosis made at ... #POCUS #clinical
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
CT abdomen if abdominal ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... , pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis