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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute ... abdominal pain ... present with either acute ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... Algorithm Look ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction ... #Abdominal #Pain
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... potentially be an acute ... • Intestinal obstruction ... intolerance • SIBO ... aneurysms • Acute
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... nephrology #causes #algorithm
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Generalized ... Ketoacidosis • Bowel Obstruction
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Obstructive ... Severe auto-PEEP, Abdominal ... #criticalcare # ... algorithm #treatment
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pericardial ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

A patient came into our ED with abdominal pain... within 5
(SBO) on POCUS ... pain... within ... hitting the door a diagnosis ... #SBO #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... investigations depending on clinical ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
and recurrent acute ... pancreatitis) • O (Obstructive ... sensitivity) Clinical ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... pain • Fat-soluble