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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... poisoning • Celiac
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... disease Inflammatory ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... differential #testing #evaluation
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
pancreatic imaging: Chronic ... result-watery diarrhoea ... , Coeliac disease ... mellitus, Bile acid ... diarrhoea, Irritable
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... restrictive lung disease ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis - Summary ... the extent of disease ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... phosphatase, uric acid