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Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Abdominal Pain - ... Pyelonephritis • Right Lower ... Pyelonephritis • Left Lower ... Pneumonia Right Lower ... Dysmenorrhea Left Lower
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... infection - Lower ... #Pediatrics #Causes ... #Differential #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... (Risks: Recent surgery ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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: • large lower ... Inspection - lower ... Palpation - lower ... or unilateral lower ... decreased or absent lower
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... Lower quadrant ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... hematuria + clots ➔ Lower ... Post-infectious GN - Loin pain ... : • Flank pain ... Bladder (Upper and Lower
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... both upper and lower ... experience, the cause ... #clinical #video ... ophthalmology #physicalexam
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Framework for Lower ... Unilateral Lower ... Complex regional pain ... Neoplasm Bilateral Lower ... unilateral #Bilateral #Lower
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... • Lower quadrant ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Lymphoma/Leukemia Lower ... #Differential #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
arcuate ligament syndrome ... purpura of the lower ... Hernias - Past surgery ... #Rare #Causes ... #differential #