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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction ... Incomplete obstructions ... , anorexia • Diffuse ... percussion • Nausea ... #sbo #ileus #pathophysiology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Look for surgical ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... Peritonitic • Bowel Obstruction
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the most common cause ... Different #Diagnosis #Workup ... #algorithm
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
management Causes ... of localized -> diffuse ... #Differential #workup ... #algorithm #pulmonary
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... out lymphatic obstruction ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup ... #algorithm #differential
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Kidney Injury - AKI Workup ... Algorithm and Differential ... osmolarity If cause ... hypovolaemia and obstruction ... #Injury #AKI #Workup
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
<90, SBP drop >40 ... and Survey 4) Workup ... and Reverse • Obstructive ... valvulopathy - Diffuse ... criticalcare #treatment #workup
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway Obstruction ... Chronic #Dyspnea #SOB ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Medications - Loop ... diabetes - Post-obstructive ... Classification #Causes ... #Workup #hypomg
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
What to ask/look ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Urinary tract obstruction ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential