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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #KUB #Abdominal
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... Checklist - Is there bowel ... radiologistpage #Abdominal ... #XRay #KUB #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... - Non-specific abdominal ... - Inflammatory bowel ... #Causes #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Perforation • Ruptured abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... Diffuse #Acute #Abdominal
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Ketoacidosis • Bowel ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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with Recurrent Abdominal ... dyspepsia • Abdominal ... #Recurrent #Abdominal ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pediatrics
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... The most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... consequence of bowel ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
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Abdominal Distention ... - Differential ... Algorithm Ascites Bowel ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Injury, Stroke) #Abdominal
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... Hepatic artery (e.g ... sources within abdominal ... liver #abscess #pediatrics ... children #peds #differential