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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Previous upper bowel ... bariatric surgery, Inflammatory ... bowel disease, ... diarrhoea, Short bowel ... of copper-rich foods
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... diverticulitis, Appendicitis ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Bowel Bleeding - ... age 40 years: Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease, ... purpura, Small bowel ... #gastroenterology
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... Surgical: - Acute appendicitis ... Hepatitis - Inflammatory ... bowel disease ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Ketoacidosis • Bowel ... Quadrant: • Appendicitis ... Pregnancy • Pelvic Inflammatory ... Pregnancy • Pelvic Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Causes of Copper ... conditions include inflammatory ... bowel disease, ... Parenteral or enteral nutrition ... Differential #Diagnosis #nutrition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... IBD) - Inpatient Management ... severity - Measure nutritional ... #Bowel #Disease ... treatment #Checklist #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #gastroenterology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
acute diffuse, inflammatory ... there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... early enteral nutrition ... the underlying cause
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Diagnosis and Management ... Prodrome: pruritic, inflammatory ... axillary and inguinal folds ... - Erosions and crusts ... erosions in ~20% Management