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Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Antipsychotics) Colonic ... Hirschsprung's Disease ... • Parkinson's Disease ... • Colon Cancer ... • Colonic Stricture
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... inflammatory bowel disease ... • typhlitis #Colon
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... • ↑ risk if colonic ... medical therapy • Chronic ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic ... sclerosis, Parkinson's disease ... , Diverticular disease ... Scleroderma, Coeliac disease ... e.g. fissure), Chronic
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
habits Systemic disease ... Neurologic: Parkinson disease ... - Hirschsprung disease ... megarectum Slow colonic ... Idiopathic: isolated to colon
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Aortoenteric Fistula - Colonic ... Angiodysplasia, Colonic ... congenital/systemic disease
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Colon Ischemia - ... Algorithm Mild disease ... Moderate disease ... examination and pan-colonic ... colonoscopy or CT #Colon
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... • Celiac Disease ... Adenoma • Colon ... with TTG) • Chronic ... • Lymphoma #Chronic
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
Colitis vs Crohn's Disease ... transition between diseased ... and normal colon ... Crohn’s Disease ... Colitis #Crohns #Disease
Management of Low Risk (Mild Severity) Crohns Disease 
Asymptomatic or Incidentally Discovered on Endoscopy 
 •
Severity) Crohns Disease ... thereafter Mild Disease ... ) for isolated colonic ... disease • Short ... treat as high risk disease