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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... changes without chronic ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... — PBC, PSC • Infection ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Celiac disease • IBD
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Diarrhea - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... disease (IBD): ... Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
fistula Lower: • Bowel ... Ischemic colitis, Infectious ... colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... and Rectal Ulcers ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... - Infectious Colitis ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... • Infection: Salmonella ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... history, physical and ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... effusion, erythema and ... Ankylosing Spondylitis, IBD ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... intersitial space Infection ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Algorithm for the Evaluation of CARP Pouchitis and Pouch Disorders - Recurrent Pouchitis on Pouchoscopy &
Histology CARP = Chronic ... • Medication, Infectious ... Ischemic Pouchitis, Crohn's ... Algorithm #diagnosis #IBD ... #gastroenterology