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Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain

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

#Hepatobiliary #RUQ #AbdominalPain
Upper Quadrant Abdominal ... Pain - Dr. ... AbdominalPain #Algorithm #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Diagnosis ... #Evaluation #Differential
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Renal Cell Carcinoma ... (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... initial test: abdominal ... with contrast Evaluation
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... evaluations that ... Hepatocellular carcinoma ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Causes #Differential
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
checklist Evaluation ... Liver function test ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Pain control - ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... infections (caries, abscess ... otalgia), thyroid carcinoma ... #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Diagnosis Red ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... primary #secondary #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Assess for high ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
• Epigastric abdominal ... pain (90%, characteristically ... Imaging: US (biliary evaluation ... early; late to assess ... ileus), consider pain-dose
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... pain: Glucocorticoids ... #management #signs
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... carcinoid or SCLC ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test