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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... , physical and testing ... ischemia • GI
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Intolerance • Celiac ... Disease • Prior ... • Ascites • GI ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... and Testing Treatment
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... for celiac disease ... #differential # ... testing #evaluation
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
, diagnose iron ... inflammation or chronic ... tests Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... Non-invasive testing
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... onset (acute vs. chronic ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Elite athletes • Chronic ... ): GI cancers, Donations ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... . pylori test (GI ... changes), high MCV anemia ... - Bone marrow evaluation
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased Intake: • GI ... Celiac Disease) ... COPD) • Chronic
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... NTM #Infections #differential