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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... Inflammatory: Crohn's ... perforate the bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
: Behcet's disease ... inflammation: IBS ... (irritable bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... • Intestinal ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... • Abdominal hernia ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
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 ... Ischaemia, Vasculitis, Behcet's ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... - Vasculitis- Heroin ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential