Abdominal Flashcards
Ascites Ddx - exudate
(Protein > 30g/L)
- Infection (TB, pyogenic infection)
- Inflammation (pancreatitis)
- Malignancy (luminal, pancreas, liver, ovarian, lymphoma)
- Lymphoedema
- Hypothyroidism
Aetiology of ascites in CLD
- Portal HTN
- Hypoalbuminaemia
- Salt and water retention (RAAS Activation)
Gynaecomastia Ddx
- Physiological (puberty,elderly)
- Testicular failure
- Increased estrogen
- Drug-induced
Gynaecomastia - Testicular failure Ddx
- Klinefelter’s syndrome
- Viral orchitis/testicular trauma
- Haemodialysis
Gynaecomastia - increased oestrogen Ddx
- Chronic liver disease
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Oestrogen-secreting tumour
Gynaecomastia - Drug-induced Ddx
DISCO MTV
- Digoxin
- Isoniazid
- Spironalactone
- Cimetidine/calcium channel blocker
- Osteogens
- Methyldopa
- Tricyclics
- Verapamil
Hepatomegaly Ddx
BI INCH
- Biliary
- Infection
- Infiltrative
- Neoplastic
- Congestion (venous)
- Haematological
Hepatomegaly - infection Ddx
- Hepatitis*
- EBV*
- Malaria*
- Liver abscess
* causes hepatosplenomegaly
Hepatomegaly - neoplasm Ddx
- Primary
2. Metastatic
Hepatomegaly - congestion (venous) Ddx
- RHF
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
Hepatomegaly - haematological Ddx
- Lymphoma/leukaemia
- Myelofibrosis
- Sickle-cell anaemia
All these cause hepatosplenomegaly
Hepatomegaly - infiltration Ddx
- Sarcoid/Amyloid*
- Haemochromotosis
- Fatty liver
* causes hepatosplenomegaly
Hepatomegaly - biliary Ddx
- PBC
2. PSC
Splenomegaly - mild Ddx
GRIP
- Glandular fever
- RA (Felty’s syndrome)
- Infective Endocarditis
- Pernicious anaemia
Splenomegaly - moderate Ddx
- Lymphoma / leukaemia
- Portal hypertension
- Haemolytic anaemia
Splenomegaly - massive Ddx
- Malaria
2. Myeloproliferative (myelofibrosis, CML)
Smooth liver edge Ddx
- Venous congestion
2. Fatty infiltration
Knobbly liver edge Ddx
- Metastases
2. Cysts
Pulsating liver dx
TR
Tender liver edge Ddx
- Hepatitis
2. RHF
Liver bruit Ddx
- HCC
- AV malformation
- TIPSS
Peripheral IBD Signs
- Finger clubbing
- Mouth ulcers (especially crohn’s)
- Eyes - episcleritis, conjunctivitis
- Skin - erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum
- Joints - seronegative spondyloarthropathy
Pancreatitis - causes
GET SMASHED
- Gallstones
- Ethanol
- Trauma
- Steroids
- Mumps
- Autoimmune
- Scorpion envenomation
- Hyperlipidaemia/parathyroidism
- ERCP/surgey
- Drugs