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Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Algorithm Rule ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Algorithm
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... : (1) Blind-ended ... (2) Target shaped ... #Abdominal #Appendix
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
adolescent male (<1 ... of epigastric pain ... part of abdomen ... Diagnosis confirmed ... #Clinical #Abdominal
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm
Test 1: Baseline AM Cortisol 
 - Beware of major normal value
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Insufficiency Diagnosis ... Algorithm Test ... 1: Baseline AM Cortisol ... of major normal value ... 2: ACTH Stimulation
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... pain, bloody diarrhea ... pain 3. ... #workup #diagnosis
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute ... Abdominal Pain(< ... for surgical abdomen ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Pain
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Symptoms and Signs: 1. ... oligoarthralgia (80%) 2. ... Abdominal pain; ... positive T. whipplei test ... #algorithm #management
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Common Differential Diagnosis ... Usually acute (< ... Pain vague but usually ... from the Abdomen ... Accounts for —2%
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
patient, severe abdominal ... pain. ... +preg test. ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... an IUP or not. #2
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
retro-orbital pain ... positive tourniquet test ... transmission, with acute ... Intense abdominal ... classification #diagnosis