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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 ... bowel dilatation, wall ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #labeled #anatomy ... #clinical
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Peritonitis Clinical ... • Fever • ... Chills • Abdominal ... pain Diagnosis ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Fever • Anorexia ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... , abdominal pain ... , mortality in SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP
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
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
setting of an SBO ... (for diagnosis ... Gastric #POCUS #abdominal ... #clinical #anatomy ... #labeled
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Breathing Trial (SBT ... tool to assess level ... vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
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 ... patients • ↓ BP ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
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 ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , abdominal pain ... doi: 10.1111/all
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
presents with abd pain ... care center for diagnostic ... On cipro for sbp ... Ascites #POCUS #SBP ... #abdominal #abscess