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Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... intolerance • SIBO ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
presents with acute abdominal ... either acute or chronic ... abdominal pain ... percussion • Nausea ... #obstruction #sbo
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes ... #gastroenterology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... chest/abd/back pain ... Pulse deficit/differential ... NTG (Target SBP ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... patient’s absolute SBP ... and DBP. ... disorders - Chronic ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... pain ~ ≥ 1x/ week ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... pain • Fat-soluble ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... pain Labs:
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Summary Epidemiology ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... Not reliable, so ... • Should be on differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #causes #management