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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... Inflammatory: Crohn's ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
history: • Small intestine ... : Behcet's disease ... inflammation: IBS ... 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
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
pathergy test (this is ... disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... Gastrointestinal : Crohn ... #management #signs
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... - Vasculitis- Heroin ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
of IBD can’t be ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Ischaemia, Vasculitis, Behcet's ... #differential # ... gastroenterology