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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... colitis, UC/Chrons (IBD ... #differential # ... #algorithm
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Disease Right Upper ... Pneumonia Left Upper ... #Causes #Peds #
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Angiodysplasia (colon ... , asymptomatic IBD ... RULE OUT BRISK Upper ... #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Consider tumor • Upper ... • Lower quadrant ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Pain(<72 hours) - Differential ... Diagnostic Algorithm ... musculoskeletal causes ... genitourinary causes ... torsion • Pelvic inflammatory
Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Upper Gastrointestinal - Acute
 • Infectious Gastroenteritis
 • Gastric/Duodenal Obstruction
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Upper Gastrointestinal ... Gastroparesis Lower ... - Chronic • Inflammatory
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Inflammatory: ... Symptoms: • Upper ... #algorithm
Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Intake:
 • GI illness (upper and lower)
 • Psychiatric (Depression,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GI illness (upper ... and lower) • ... Inflammatory Bowel ... #Causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
can become pro-inflammatory ... body segment: Upper ... extremity, lower ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory ... pancreas, stomach, colon ... pneumonia (esophagus upper ... statins - probably caused