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Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Location Ascending Colon ... neutropenia) Descending Colon ... Diagnosis #Map #Causes
Colonic Foreign Body Removal

Surgical extraction after large bowel obstruction caused by rectal insertion of a foreign
bowel obstruction caused ... intraoperative #colon
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Lung, Colon, Breast ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #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
Small Bowel Infarction - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Thankfully, bowel infarction in general is the rarest cause
is the rarest cause ... perfusion to the colon ... perfusion to the colon
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Breast, Lung, Colon ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Causes of Pelvic ... Diverticulosis • Rectal/Colon ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... GVHD, PTLD, IBD, Colon ... #differential #causes
Trichuris trichiura - Whipworms on Microscopy
Also known as the whip worm, the head resembles a whip
into the large colon ... It can cause dysentery