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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 ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... syndrome #Diffuse ... #Acute #Abdominal
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... Sign on Abdominal ... XRay - Differential ... • infection (e.g ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Causes #Differential
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
• Age-Related (e.g ... • Neuropathy (e.g ... Tumors/Trauma (e.g ... Syndrome • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
presentation: Pseudo-acute ... coronary syndrome ... Recent flu-like syndrome ... Paraclinical assessment: EKG ... #cardiology #MRI
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... Neuromuscular disease (eg ... Metabolic acidosis (eg ... #Chronic #Causes
Abdominal Distention - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Ascites
Bowel Dilatation
Other Causes
Mechanical Obstruction
 • Adhesions 60%
 • Volvulus 3%
 •
Algorithm Ascites Bowel ... Dilatation Other Causes ... Medical Conditions (e.g ... Neuropathic • Enteric (e.g ... • Extrinsic (e.g
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Polyneuropathy, Acute ... stroke, Acute spinal ... polyneuropathy (e.g ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... factors: Previous acute ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... , chronic fatigue ... inflammation, Abdominal
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute ... inflammatory disorders (e.g ... Myelodysplastic syndrome