Differential Diagnosis of Lung Abscess
Differential Diagnosis of Lung Abscess • Wegener’s granulomatosis, sarcoidosis, endocarditis, septic pulmonary emboli • Parasitic (amebiasis, echinococcosis) • Malignant neoplasm (primary lung carcinoma, metastatic lung disease, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s dise
Differential Diagnosis of Pelvic Abscess
Differential Diagnosis of Pelvic Abscess • Pelvic neoplasms, such as ovarian tumors and leiomyomas • Pelvic hematomas, as may occur after cesarean section or hysterectomy • Inflammatory masses involving adjacent bowel or omentum, such as ruptured appendi
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Distention
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Distention Mechanical Obstruction •pneumatosis intestinalis, annular pancreas, Hirschsprung’s disease, intussusception, meconium • Volvulus • Stenosis at surgical anastomosis, radiation stenosis • Pregnancy • Other: p
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Childhood
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Childhood •diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), heavy metal poisoning, sickle cell • Pancreatitis • Other: functional abdominal pain, pyelonephritis, pneumonia, • Neoplasm • Intestinal obstruction • Inflammatory bowel
Differential Diagnosis of Chronic lower Abdominal Pain
Differential Diagnosis of Chronic lower Abdominal Pain • Mediterranean fever, • C1 esterase deficiency [angioneurotic edema], • porphyria, • lead poisoning, • tabes dorsalis, • renal failure) • Testicular disease • Spinal disease • Metabolic diseas
Differential Diagnosis of Functional Disorders Causing Abdominal Pain
Differential Diagnosis of Functional Disorders Causing Abdominal Pain • Irritable bowel syndrome • Functional abdominal pain • Functional abdominal bloating
Differential Diagnosis of Diffuse Abdominal Pain
Differential Diagnosis of Diffuse Abdominal Pain •Periarteritis nodosa •Henoch-Schönlein purpura •adrenal insufficiency •ketoacidosis (DKA) •heavy metal poisoning • Urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) • Trauma • Sickle cell crisis •
Differential Diagnosis of Epigastric Abdominal Pain
Differential Diagnosis of Epigastric Abdominal Pain • gastric ulcer • Vascular: dissecting aneurysm, mesenteric ischemia • Subphrenic abscess • Pulmonary: pneumonia, pleurisy, pneumothorax • Pancreatic: pancreatitis • Other: gastroenteritis, anxiety • In
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Infancy
Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain in Infancy • Volvulus • Meckel’s diverticulum • Intussusception • colic, trauma • Appendicitis • Acute gastroenteritis
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Hospital Associated Diarrhea ( Clostridium difficile)
Hospital Associated Diarrhea A Gram-positive anaerobic rod known as Clostridium difficile causes diarrhea that patients get while hospitalized. Formation of spores.Endogenous spread is the most common mode of transmission. Although C. diff is only a sm
