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Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... Pregnancy • Pelvic ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis ... inflammatory disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... Surgery, Biliary disease ... Gastroenteritis, Ischemia, Appendicitis ... cyst, Pelvic infection ... Amylase #elevation #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
Causes of Chronic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... inflammatory disease ... Adenomyosis • Ovarian
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... Dysmenorrhoea • Ovarian ... inflammatory disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... hypothyroidism - Primary ovarian ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... , abdominal pain ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... - Differential Diagnostic ... musculoskeletal causes ... Peritoneal - Bowel • Appendicitis ... pregnancy • Ovarian
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... of renal disease ... ultrasound; MRA; abdominal ... scan of abdomen/pelvis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... pregnancy • Ovarian ... #Differential #Diagnosis