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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Abdominal XRay - Differential ... bowel disease: UC ... pseudomembranous colitis ... Thumbprint #Sign #Differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic ... abscess Ulcerative Colitis ... Clubbing #Nails #Mnemonic ... #Differential #
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Obstruction - Differential ... disease (Crohn’s, UC ... Obstruction #SBO #Differential ... Diagosis #DISTENDHIM #Mnemonic
Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
Terminal Ileitis - Differential ... C.diff, Neutropenic colitis ... Digoxin • Other: UC ... Terminal #Ileitis #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic ... syndrome Ulcerative Colitis ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential
Common Infections in a Hospitalized Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic

G - GI (-itis): Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis, Peritonitis, Appendicitis,
Patient - GRUBS-C Mnemonic ... Appendicitis, Colitis ... #Infections #differential ... hospitalized #GRUBSC #Mnemonic
CLUBBING Mnemonic for Causes of Nail Clubbing

C - Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
L - Lung Cancer,
CLUBBING Mnemonic ... U - Ulcerative Colitis ... #CLUBBING #Mnemonic ... Nail #Fingernail #Differential