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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint Sign ... on Abdominal XRay ... - Differential ... bowel disease: ... Colon #Thumbprint #Sign
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Liver and Biliary Diseases ... Wilson's disease ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... Ascites, Palpable gallbladder ... #signs #diagnosis
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Diseases of the ... fever, Murphy sign ... pancreatitis #biliary #diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #surgery
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Restrictive lung defect ... valve lesions Abdominal ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
shifting dullness detect ... dullness, puddle sign ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... incisional). 3) Signs ... of underlying disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... purpura: Strong sign ... impairment, neurologic deficits ... gut involvement, abdominal
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... vasculitis) - Affects ... - GI tract: abdominal ... purpura: strong sign ... Supply gut -> abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... Behcet #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... in fetal free fatty ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
melanosis coli in ... colonoscopy), Abdominal ... imaging (CT, ultrasound ... testing for celiac disease ... #differential #