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Causes of Low Vitamin B12 Levels
Low vitamin B12 intake - Vegetarianism, chronic alcoholism and older people
Autoimmune
pylori-associated gastritis Surgery ... Post-gastrectomy and ileal ... #differential #diagnosis
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Ileal Pouch Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... , High PTH #Ileal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #surgery #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Previous gastric surgery ... or ileal resection ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Appendix Positions
 - Retrocecal (*most common)
 - Post-ileal
 - Pre-ileal
 - Sub-ileal
 - Pelvic
 - Subcecal
common) - Post-ileal ... - Pre-ileal - ... Sub-ileal - Pelvic ... Positions #Anatomy #surgery
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
• High volume ileal ... • Lower volume ileal ... #Composition #diagnosis
Types of Urinary Diversion Procedures
Ileal Conduit:
 • Technically simpler, fewer complications, and well understood. No bladder
Diversion Procedures Ileal ... Technically difficult surgery ... Technically difficult surgery
The ARDSnet ideal body weight/tidal volume chart takes all of the calculations and guesswork out of
The ARDSnet ideal ... Anesthesia #ARDSnet #Ideal
Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery ... Emergent Surgery ... Risk #Assessment #diagnosis ... stratification #surgery
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disease • Ileal ... Bowel Syndrome (diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Terminal Ileitis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infectious: Yersinia spp., Salmonella spp., C.diff, Neutropenic colitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... NeopIasm: Cecal/lleal ... #Differential #Diagnosis