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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... cardiac causes • Lower ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... artery compression
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Acute Abdominal Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infantile Colic ... #Causes #Peds #
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Causes of Abdominal Pain ... Pancreatitis - Trauma ... infection - Lower ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... Consider testing for celiac ... #differential # ... testing #evaluation
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... artery aneurysms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Complex regional pain ... artery anteriorly ... #diagnosis #unilateral
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... syndrome: • Flank pain ... Bladder (Upper and Lower ... Malignancy • Trauma
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Weakness - Lower ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
her abdomen and lower ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... Keep this injury pattern ... on your differential ... consultation, evaluation