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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower ... Causes of GI Bleed ... Mesenteric ischemia • Inflammatory ... (IBD), Radiation ... #differential #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Cytoplasmic Patterns ... PBC, DM, other inflammatory ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... Rods/rings: - HCV ... #differential #diagnosis
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs and ... without discernable cause ... whipple) • Inflammatory ... (IBD, eosinophilic ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
of IBD can’t be ... requires clinical and ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #differential #gastroenterology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
increase in inflammatory ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #management #cardiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory ... #gastroenterology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... 30%, LVEDd > 6.0 cm ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #management #cardiology
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... tenderness 1-2 cm ... • Chronic inflammatory ... #diagnosis #msk
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Inflammatory ... Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... < 20 % IBM • Anti-cytoplasmic ... statins - probably caused