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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... Algorithm Look ... cardiac, pulmonary, renal ... #Abdominal #Pain
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... Adrenal Insufficiency ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Algorithm #causes
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... hydronephrosis • renal ... - Sickle cell disease ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Adrenal Insufficiency Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical suspicion: Weakness, fatigue, nausea, musculoskeletal pain, dizziness, volume depletion, abdominal pain,
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... Weakness, fatigue, nausea ... volume depletion, abdominal ... #Algorithm #endocrinology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
/vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #signs
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... potentially be an acute ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... aneurysms • Acute
Adrenal Crisis
Do not confuse acute adrenal crisis with Addison disease. In 1855, Thomas Addison described a
Do not confuse acute ... as the primary symptoms ... In contrast, an acute ... with vomiting, abdominal ... pain, and hypovolemic
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... , infiltrative diseases ... #Management #Endocrinology
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... • Cushing's Disease ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm