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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 ... ischemia • GI ... #Causes #Differential
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 Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI disorders ... : Celiac disease ... Infections: H pylori, Chronic
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Elite athletes • Chronic ... without anaemia): GI ... Bleeding, Edema, Celiac ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Connective tissue disease ... • Vascular - abdominal ... aneurysm; • GI ... #Diagnosis #causes
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... disease Inflammatory ... #differential # ... testing #evaluation
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Blood loss: GI ... of absorption): Celiac ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... DiseaseGI ... Celiac, IBD) • ... endocrinology #causes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infantile Colic ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Causes of Unintentional ... Malabsorption (Celiac ... disease, Chronic ... insufficiency Neuro ... #Diagnosis #Causes