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Epiphrenic diverticula are pulsion diverticula of the distal oesophagus arising just above the lower oesophageal sphincter,
Epiphrenic diverticula ... are pulsion diverticula ... Epiphrenic diverticula ... large they can cause ... #Epiphrenic #Diverticula
Causes of Pelvic Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Gastrointestinal:
 • Appendiceal abscess
 • Diverticular abscess
 • Diverticulosis
Causes of Pelvic ... Appendiceal abscess • Diverticular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Lower: • Bowel: Diverticular ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Motility: Diet, IBS-C, Colonic inertia, Pelvic floor disorders,
Causes of Constipation ... Prolapse / rectocele, Diverticular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
disease Renal Causes ... Mass Ureteral Causes ... and SMA - Can cause ... decompression • Diverticulum ... Urethritis • Urethral diverticulum
Dysphagia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Structural
 • Tumors
 • Zenker's Diverticulum
 • Foreign Bodv
Neuromuscular Toxic/Metabolic
 • Myasthenia
Tumors • Zenker's Diverticulum ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
Causes of Biliary ... disease, Duodenal diverticulum ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes
Gastrointestinal Causes of Iron Deficiency Anemia
 • Mass lesions: Carcinoma, Large polyps
 • Inflammatory: Reflux esophagitis,
Gastrointestinal Causes ... disease, Meckel's diverticulum ... Deficiency #Anemia #Causes
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Bowel Disease and Diverticular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diverticula 

Diverticulum (singular) is an outpouching of the wall of the to form a sac. Diverticula
Diverticula ... Diverticulum (singular ... Diverticula (plural ... True diverticulum ... False diverticula