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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... Line: Tricyclic antidepressants ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Antispasmodics, Antidepressants ... Dyssyngergia Irritable Bowel ... (Inflammatory Bowel ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes 
•Precipitated by drugs that prolong the QT interval 
•Class IA antidysrhythmics (procainamide, quinidine)
flecanide) •Cyclic antidepressants ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #ECG
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
- Differential Diagnosis ... • inflammatory bowel ... pseudomembranous colitis) • bowel ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #radiology #KUB
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Sulfonamides, Tricyclic antidepressants ... , Inflammatory bowel ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
TCA Overdose on EKG
 • Sinus tachycardia
 • QRS prolongation
 • QT prolongation
 • Rightward deviation
Overdose #tricyclic #antidepressants ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #clinical
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Checklist - Is there bowel ... of gas within bowel ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
- Differential Diagnosis ... prior to my first MSK ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Location #MSK ... #Radiology #Map
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
second-generation antidepressants ... hyperthermia, hyperactive bowel ... normal or reduced bowel ... Hyperthermic #Syndromes #Diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... - Tricyclic Antidepressants ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel