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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
colitis and mesenteric ... ischemia? ... Mesenteric ischemia ... and ischemic colitis ... colitis: • Large
Ischemic Colitis 
Caused by a global low flow state 
(unlike embolic phenomenon in mesenteric ischemia) 

#Ischemic
Ischemic Colitis ... in mesenteric ischemia ... ) #Ischemic ... #Colitis #Diagnosis
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
sarcoma, Mesenteric ischemia ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, Infectious ... colitis, UC/Chrons
Algorithm for Diagnosis and Management of Ischemic Colitis
Severe if any of following:
 • >3 Risk Factors
Management of Ischemic ... Colitis Severe ... udaygulati #Ischemic ... #Colitis #Algorithm
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Colitis - Differential ... Salmonella - Amebic colitis ... flexure: - Ischemia ... trachomatis Pan-Colitis ... Radiation #Colitis
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
• Mesenteric Ischemia ... CoIits • Ischemic ... Colitis - Secretory ... • Microscopic Colitis
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... colitis, Radiation ... colitis/proctitis
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
35yo male, PR bleeding, mucoid stool, tennesmus, abdominal cramping pain, low grade fever,
Ischemic Colitis ... consistent with Ischemic ... Colitis - Dr ... Fwl Tan #Ischemic ... #Colitis #Colonoscopy
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... - Infectious Colitis ... - Radiation Colitis
Thumbprinting in Ischemic Colitis- Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen, performed to evaluate the possibility of
Thumbprinting in Ischemic ... can be seen in ischemic ... a diagnosis of ischemic ... colitis. ... #ischemic #colitis