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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... abdominal pain ... present with either acute ... or chronic abdominal ... hypotension • Abdominal
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... Normal veins: Umbilicus ... • IVC Obstruction ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... #comparison #abdominal
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pain Surgical ... : - Acute appendicitis ... - Intestinal obstruction ... infection • acute ... poisoning - Acute
Hypotension / Shock Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic:
 • Poor oral intake
 • Hemorrhage
 • Renal loss
 •
Hypotension / Shock ... Dysrhythmia • Acute ... infarction • Acute ... ventricular outflow obstruction ... Dysautonomia Obstructive
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... , Distributive Shock ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... have distended abdominal ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... #abdominal #veins
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... a.k.a. neurogenic shock ... contractility) - Acute ... - Myocarditis Obstructive ... (Mechanical obstruction
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Pain - Illness ... Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction ... Biliary colic, Acute ... Cholangitis, Acute
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute ... #Abdominal #Pain
Abdominal Pain Presentations of Common Diseases

Acute Pleurisy, Acute Salpingitis, Acute Cholecystitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Acute Appendicitis, Acute
Abdominal Pain Presentations ... Pleurisy, Acute ... Salpingitis, Acute ... Diverticulitis #Abdominal ... #Pain #Presentations