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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 ... initial treatment algorithms ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... mesentericischemia #comparison
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... laparoscopic (Ligasure®) applications ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Common Surgical Instruments ... Open and lap applicators ... #Staplers #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Needles and Suture Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Needles come in many shapes and cutting edges for
Common Surgical Instruments ... edges for various applications ... sutures #needles #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology #Differential
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Diagnosis and Management ... most common) - Surgery ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #Management ... endocrinology #differential ... #algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
long-term outcomes or comparison ... volume reduction surgery ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Previous gastric surgery ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
similarities and differences ... carry treatment implications ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management