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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... #Obstruction #Differential ... #Diagnosis #SBO
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anal Atresia • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Constipation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Anus • Anal • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
through the large intestine ... Bleeding in the lower intestinal ... such as the large intestine ... #Poop #Color #Differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Diagnosis • Increased ... Decreased input: intestinal ... hypophosphatemia #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #endocrinology
Oxalate & Secondary Hyperoxaluria
(1) High-oxalate diet (eg spinach, rhubarb)
(2) Fat malabsorption (IBD, s/p RYGB)
(3) Alterations in
Alterations in intestinal ... Genetic variants of intestinal ... Hyperoxaluria #causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver (80%) • Intestine ... elevation: • Intestine ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Vitamin B12 Deficiency - Cobalamin
Decreased Intake
Pancreas: Insufficiency
Intestine: SIBO, Celiac disease, IBD, Lymphoma, Amyloidosis, Resection,
Insufficiency Intestine ... Deficiency #Cobalamin #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy - Pathophysiology
PTH-mediated
 • Parathyroid cancer
 • Ectopic production: Small cell lung cancer, ovarian
Increased renal and intestinal ... Pathophysiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
SOD • Gl Tract: Intestinal ... Amylase #elevation #diagnosis ... #differential #