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Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... #XRay #KUB #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #labeled #anatomy ... #clinical
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
• Low-grade fever ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... pain • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Fever • Anorexia ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... painAbdominal ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Abdominal #Pain ... #differential #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... pain w/ N/V (60 ... , Muscle/joint pain ... and a cortisol level
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
Plain radiography ... confirmed the diagnosis ... accumulation in the liver ... and gut, which causes ... Wolmans #radiology #xray
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
infection (PIMS-TS) Clinical ... hypotension some: abdominal ... pain, diarrhea, ... #coronavirus #diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... - Headache, fever ... , abdominal pain ... doi: 10.1111/all
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... , abdominal pain ... only if worsening symptoms ... bilirubin 3) or renal ... #diagnosis #management
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... , vomiting, abdominal ... pain, diarrhea, ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis