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Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Watershed) Cecum and Appendix ... Differential #Diagnosis #Map ... #Causes
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... a normal anion gap ... different types/causes ... Features #Table #Comparison
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Plasma-Lyte - Causes ... - Causes lactic ... - Can cause a NAGMA ... - May be preferable ... #indications #comparison
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
distinguishing between causes ... lasting days - May ... (or may not) have ... May have hypoacusia ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
They may begin with ... general seizure caused ... and metabolic causes ... Pseudoseizures (May ... Signs #Symptoms #Comparison
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
+ Hematuria - May ... /may not occur ... Red blood cell casts ... Red blood cell casts ... Syndrome #Nephritic #Comparison
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Disease - IBD Comparison ... ileum • Most cases ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Disease #IBD #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung bases ... and recruitment may ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... blood flow, which may ... In these cases comparison
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can mask ... an anion gap (particularly ... the normal anion gap ... calculated anion gap ... Differential #Curbsiders #Causes
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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- Localization Map ... Infection • MS ... #Localization #Map ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes