2220 results
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
medications may lead to ileal ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Disease • Ileal ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Ileal Pouch Disorders ... - Differential ... , High PTH #Ileal ... Pouch #Disorders #Differential
Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
Post-gastrectomy and ileal ... low #cobalamin #differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
gastric surgery or ileal ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
ureterosigmoidostomy, ileal ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... (B12, MMA) for ileal
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
jejunal loop, ileal ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential
Appendix Positions
 - Retrocecal (*most common)
 - Post-ileal
 - Pre-ileal
 - Sub-ileal
 - Pelvic
 - Subcecal
common) - Post-ileal ... - Pre-ileal - ... Sub-ileal - Pelvic
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
• High volume ileal ... • Lower volume ileal