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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
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Ulcerative Colitis ... IBD Comparison Table ... ileum • Most cases ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... IBD #Comparison #Table
Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
Causes of Terminal ... Salmonella spp., C.diff ... , Neutropenic colitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
out of favor for C.diff ... colitis." ... #Pharmacology #Table
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
and Peripheral Causes ... Diagnosis Central Causes ... toxicity • Otitis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Central #Peripheral #Causes
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
use can be very drying ... retention of exhaled gases ... (namely CO,) during ... Venturi Mask (venti-mask ... • Uses either
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... 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
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
looseness of the knee during ... That causes the ... knee to buckle during ... cruciate #ligament #msk
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