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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Colitis - Management Algorithm ... ≠ Treatment Failure ... UC #Management #Algorithm ... #IBD #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
and Management Algorithm ... factors: Previous acute ... common: Food, Acute ... Abdominal or pelvic surgery ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... blood loss, Acute ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Acute ED Migraine ... Preventative Therapy Algorithm ... : Acute migraine ... Migraine #management #algorithm ... #treatment #prevention
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
initially requires an evaluation ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Causes of acute ... Previous gastric surgery ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... presenting with chest/abd ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Other: ERCP/surgery ... Imaging: US (biliary evaluation ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment