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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Extrinsic to the Intestinal ... Intrinsic to the Intestinal ... • Congenital: Intestinal ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel #Causes
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Anal Atresia • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Increased losses: enhanced urinary phosphate excretion
 • Decreased input:
Causes of hypophosphatemia ... Decreased input: intestinal ... hypophosphatemia #Causes
Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary/Functional
 • lnsufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic
 • Hirschsprung's Disease
 • Imperforate
Anus • Anal • Intestinal ... Stenosis • Intestinal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Causes of acute ... intestinal obstruction
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... are some other causes ... SOD • Gl Tract: Intestinal
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
 -
Pediatric Causes ... appendicitis - Intestinal ... Pain #Pediatrics #Causes
Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
result from other causes ... hemorrhage may also cause ... transit through the intestinal ... #Differential #Causes
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
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... Consider cardiac causes ... genitourinary causes ... Diverticulitis • IBD • Intestinal ... ischemia • Chronic intestinal