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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal ... : - Acute appendicitis ... - Non-specific abdominal ... - Recurrent abdominal ... and spine #Abdominal
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Based Differential Diagnosis ... with abdominal ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... #Acute #Abdominal
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 ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis ... #Abdominal #Appendix ... #Clinical #POCUS
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
RUQ and Midline Abdominal ... Pain - Illness ... bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... Biliary colic, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Perforated Appendicitis and Abscess on Abdominal POCUS

Young patient presents with RLQ abdominal pain and fever. What
Abdominal POCUS ... presents with RLQ abdominal ... pain and fever. ... #Abscess #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Acute Appendicitis
 - Periumbilical -> RLQ pain
 - Fever 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Nausea,
Acute Appendicitis ... Periumbilical -> RLQ pain ... - Fever - Abdominal ... pain - Nausea ... McBurneysPoint #Diagosis
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
with lower abd pain ... Diagnosis? ... Patient has ruptured appendicitis ... with intra-abdominal ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... potentially be an acute ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... : • Abdominal ... wall painAbdominal
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... uterus) A - Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Ultrasound
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... hypotension, abd pain ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound