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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal wall ... painAbdominal ... #Causes #Differential
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 #
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... ulcer), bowel wall ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... ultrasound #hepatology #liver
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... pain, headache, ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Breathing Trial (SBT ... vary with clinical ... bradycardia. renal/liver ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... • Should be on differential
Beaver Tail Liver - Enlarged Left Lobe of the Liver on POCUS
LUQ trauma case.  Rollover
Beaver Tail Liver ... POCUS LUQ trauma case ... Has abdominal pain-left ... Don't confuse this will ... LeftLobe #POCUS #clinical
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... Remember: Systemic sx will ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... pain, hepatomegaly ... NTM #Infections #differential
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
s/p colectomy, liver ... presents with abd pain ... loculations as well ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #abdominal #abscess