Level 1: Abdominal Pain – Review of Systems: Expert Panel DDX

How does your differential compare with the experts?

What physical exam maneuvers would you like to perform?

Experts’ DDX:

1. Inflammatory
   1. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD)/gastritis
   2. Pancreatitis
2. Medication induced
3. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
4. Emergencies
   1. Small bowel obstruction (SBO)/adhesions
   2. Appendicitis
   3. Volvulus
   4. Perforated ulcer
   5. Ovarian torsion
   6. Tubo-ovarian abscess
   7. Kidney stone
   8. Pyelonephritis
   9. Urinary tract infection (UTI)
   10. Splenic infarct
   11. Mesenteric ischemia
   12. Portal vein thrombosis
5. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
6. Porphyria
7. Hemolysis
8. Sickle cell crisis
9. Malignancy – colon
10. Pregnancy
    1. Ectopic
11. Infectious
    1. Gastroenteritis – viral
    2. Gastroenteritis – bacterial
    3. Hepatitis
    4. Cholecystitis
12. Myocardial infarction (MI)
13. Pericarditis
14. Pneumonia