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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Fever • Anorexia ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... aneurysms • Acute
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... low BP with lower ... abd pain x 8 days-worsening ... Diagnosis? ... #POCUS #clinical
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Values • pH: ... Compensation, Acute ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... , fever, hypoxia
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Immobilization) • Acute ... 2) Pallor-bruising ... /swelling - Fever ... diagnosis #lower
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... Usually acute (< ... Pain vague but usually ... Accounts for —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
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
the upper and lower ... - GI tract: abdominal ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... vasculitis) - 2
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
pain + distention ... care center for diagnostic ... ago, no fevers/chills ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess