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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... ) Pathophysiology ... : • Defect in fetal ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... , vomiting, abdominal
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute ... and related symptoms ... ileus) • Abdomen is ... percussion • Nausea ... obstruction #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... Pain: • Pregnancy ... pain • Ectopic pregnancy ... aneurysms • Acute
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Pathophysiology ... factors affecting symptom ... inflammation, Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Summary Use a positive ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
infarction in general is ... the rarest cause ... of acute abdominal ... SmallBowel #Infarction #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... : • Use a positive ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... #Irritable #Bowel
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... - May involve symptoms ... when the patient is ... #differential #diagnosis
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... Pathophysiology: ... necrosis, ectopic pregnancy ... , or other causes ... onset of other symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... • Urinary and fecal ... soon as bladder/bowel ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms