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Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... testis - Hip and spine ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... patients with a long ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... (Risks: Recent surgery ... #differential # ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... roots—cervical spine ... subdural hematoma, lung ... Hemoptysis • Loss of vision ... nasal, cervical spine
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
antecedent trauma or surgery ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... the apex of the lung ... or induced by treatment ... decompress the spinal ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pleuritic chest pain ... stable residual lesion ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... - Rapid saline infusion ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... or restrictive lung ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... 100,000/mm3 • Respiratory ... Malignant Epidural Spinal ... Malignant Pericardial Effusion ... emergencies #oncology #differential
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curvature of the #spine ... define a definite cause ... to prevent long-term ... #back #pain and ... #fusion #surgery