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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Ultrasound for Diagnosis ... POCUS is more accurate ... cellulitis in cases ... not clinically ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
on POCUS RUSH ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #clinical #Crohns
Figure 53 – Longitudinal (left) and transverse (right) images from an ultrasound of the pylorus demonstrate
criteria for the diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Pyloric #Stenosis #Gastric
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... associated with mild gastric ... incisional hernias: clinical ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... Diagnosis? ... appendicitis with intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Subperiosteal abscess ... SCM & digastric ... hearing loss, nausea ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
G-tube stuck in the abdominal wall on POCUS Ultrasound
Also in the underrated, not typically taught, but
G-tube stuck in the abdominal ... uses: troubleshooting ... gastrostomy #tube #clinical ... #abdominal #wall ... #gastric
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... sources within abdominal ... #pediatrics #children ... #differential #diagnosis
Diverticulitis with Abscess on POCUS

A patient presents with suprapubic pain and dysuria.  The clip demonstrates
Diverticulitis with Abscess ... on POCUS A patient ... clips support the diagnosis ... #POCUS #clinical ... #abdominal #ultrasound