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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... cardiac causes • Lower ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... cultures, but test ... #workup #gastroenterology
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Pain(<72 hours) ... - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Pain #Differential
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... Commonly work related ... straining during bowel ... Pain vague but usually
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... • Provocative Tests ... #diagnosis #causes
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
Tenesmus), Altered bowel ... Anorectal LGV: Lower ... abdominal pain, ... Venereum #stages #diagnosis ... #differential