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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
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
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... when the patient is ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #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
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
three conditions is ... Acute onset of skin ... Complications: • Abdominal ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology ... #immunology #diagnosis
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
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... : • Acute Coronary ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... calprotectin or fecal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... ) - Pathophysiology ... , Diagnosis and ... factors affecting symptom ... inflammation, Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
: • Use a positive ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... Symptoms: - ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses