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Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Causes of acute ... intestinal obstruction ... -Herniation -IBD ... IntestinalObstruction #Differential ... #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Recurrent abdominal pain ... for diagnosis Treatment ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... epithelial cells intestinal ... #treatment
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Intestinal ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... - Differential ... choledocho/ithiasis Intestinal ... • Autoimmune— Crohn's ... Celiac disease • IBD
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... GI - glossitis (pain ... pain, diarrhea ... related to IBD, ... Check for IF ab Treatment
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Post Bariatric Intestinal ... (N/V bloating, abd ... pain) and vasomotor ... Gastric bypass causes ... #diagnosis #differential
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... anterolateral knee pain ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Differential diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential