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Colonic Foreign Body Removal

Surgical extraction after large bowel obstruction caused by rectal insertion of a foreign
Colonic Foreign ... bowel obstruction caused ... intraoperative #colon
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
is the rarest cause ... Because of the colon's ... perfusion to the colon ... perfusion to the colon ... is reduced, colonic
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Antipsychotics) Colonic ... Colorectal Disease • Colon ... Cancer • Colonic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pathogenesis of Select Causes of Constipation in Adults and in Elderly

 • Mechanical (ex. Bowel Obstruction,
Pathogenesis of Select Causes ... Digestion and colonic ... deposits into colonic ... muscle wall of the colon ... Ability of the colon
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... : Diet, IBS-C, Colonic ... Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic ... e.g. fissure), Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
Causes of Constipation ... adenocarcinoma - Colonic ... megarectum Slow colonic ... Idiopathic: isolated to colon ... #Constipation #Causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Myeloproliferative Disorder • Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Location Ascending Colon ... neutropenia) Descending Colon ... Diagnosis #Map #Causes
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
or ascending colon ... result from other causes ... originates in the colon ... hemorrhage may also cause ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... • Infantile Colic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes