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Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Pain (<72 hours ... ) - Differential ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... syndrome #Diffuse ... #Pain #Differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
XRay - Differential ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... ischemia • diverticulitis ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... inflammation (e.g ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypoperfusion: Lumen (Bowel ... #Schema #Differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... wall painAbdominal ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Causes #Differential
Deep T Wave Inversions - Differential
Normal variants 
  A. Juvenile T wave pattern
Wave Inversions - Differential ... repolarization Myocardial ischemia ... wave inversion syndrome ... Diagnosis #Causes #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Approach to ECGs - Syncope Syndromes
Electrolytes
 • ↑K - brady, peak T, wide QRS, no P,
ECGs - Syncope Syndromes ... assoc withlK Brugada ... #ECG #EKG #Checklist ... #electrocardiogram ... #differential
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
indicative of left main ... predictor of recurrent ischemic ... detect VT than Brugada ... #electrocardiogram ... cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
-4 can have no pain ... #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI ... Interpretation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
point • De Winter syndrome ... deviation) • Acute ischemia ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential # ... cardiology #electrocardiogram
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Abdominal Distention ... - Differential ... Algorithm Ascites Bowel ... Intestinal Ogilvie's Syndrome ... Infectious • Ischemic