Abdominal pain

GI Quadrant-Based DDx


Chest pain


Shortness of breath


Cough


Headache


Back pain

  • Musculoskeletal strain
  • Herniated disc
  • Vertebral fracture
  • Spinal epidural abscess
  • Renal colic (nephrolithiasis)
  • Pancreatitis
  • Trauma

Nausea / Vomiting


Altered Mental Status

  • Sepsis / Infection
  • DKA / HHS
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Electrolyte Abnormalities
  • Delirium
  • Dementia
  • Stroke
  • Ingestion / Drug Use
  • Toxidrome

Weakness


Floppy baby

  • Tickborne disease
  • Sepsis
  • Infantile botulism (descending paralysis)
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage (Vit K shot?)
  • Polio (unvaccinated)
  • Ammonia (inborne errors of metabolism)