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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... aneurysms • Acute ... poisoning • Celiac
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
, Diverticular disease ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic ... kidney failure ... : Scleroderma, Coeliac ... disease, Anal pain
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... , liver, renal disease ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Gastrointestinal Evaluation ... inflammation or chronic ... kidney tests Test ... for celiac disease ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... • Glomerular disease ... causes: sepsis, meds ... interstitial nephritis (AIN ... #Kidney #Injury
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Consider testing for celiac ... disease Inflammatory ... differential #testing #evaluation
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... • Infantile Colic ... Nephrolithiasis #Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Hemochromatosis, Celiac ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... cardiac muscle, RBC, kidney ... cardiac muscle, kidneys
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
collagen vascular diseases ... ) - Previous chronic ... meningitis - Previous chronic ... of polycystic kidney ... disease - Family
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Management Principles
Prerenal - Correct hemodynamic derangements:
 • If low preload →
Acute Kidney Injury ... the underlying disease ... specific treatment • AIN ... Medications → Stop meds ... #Kidney #Injury