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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Ultrasound in the Evaluation ... Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Chronic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... hydrogen breath test ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... #differential # ... testing #evaluation
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation ... activity - A low value ... If the value is ... low, tests to detect ... WBC count and differential
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Pancreatitis - Diagnosis ... • Epigastric abdominal ... Imaging: US (biliary evaluation ... early; late to assess ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... Assess functional ... determine if stress test ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... to bolus these values ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... assessment - assess ... tests before beginning
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
positive tourniquet test ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... bleeding: based on evaluation ... classification #diagnosis
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
delegate task of evaluating ... breathing system valves ... • If i.v. access ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis