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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 ... poisoning • Celiac ... #Chronic #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... restrictive lung disease ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... , diarrhea related ... to IBD, celiac ... disease, other malabsorptive ... total body stores Evaluation
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management Summary ... of unknown cause ... proximal muscle pain ... primarily is diagnosed based ... treatment for PMR is a chronic