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Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Colitis - Differential ... Salmonella - Amebic colitis ... - CMV - C Diff ... Radiation #Colitis ... Diagnosis #Map #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... syndrome Ulcerative Colitis ... Viral: HSV, EBV, HIV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
Causes of Terminal ... Salmonella spp., C.diff ... , Neutropenic colitis ... Vascular: SLE, PAN, HSP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Ulcerative Colitis ... IBD Comparison Table ... Ulcerative Collitis ... ileum • Most cases ... IBD #Comparison #Table
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... disease, Ulcerative Colitis ... NASH • Viruses: HIV ... , CMV, Hep B and ... #Nephropathy #Causes
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
out of favor for C.diff ... colitis." ... #Pharmacology #Table
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Algorithm Pancreatic causes ... Non-pancreatic causes ... Celiac disease / HIV ... Macroamylasemia: HI ... disease, ulcerative colitis
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
look for: - HPI ... BMP, cap, CBC w/ diff ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
deficit - Salt-losing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
which are released during ... • Ulcerative Colitis ... Chickenpox Other Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes