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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
difference between ischemic ... ischemia? ... Mesenteric ischemia ... and ischemic colitis ... Mesenteric Ischemia
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
fistula Lower: • Bowel ... sarcoma, Mesenteric ischemia ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
• Mesenteric Ischemia ... • Ischemic ... Colitis - Secretory ... • Microscopic Colitis ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... - Endoscopic Assessment ... #UC #Endoscopy ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
• inflammatory bowel ... disease: UC and ... pseudomembranous colitis ... ) • bowel ischemia
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
immuno-therapy), Ischemic ... (irritable bowel ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... #inflammatroy #bowel ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Inflammatory: - Ischemic ... Colitis - IBD ... - Infectious Colitis ... - Radiation Colitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Inflammatory: Ischemic ... colitis, IBO, Infectious ... colitis, Radiation ... colitis/proctitis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
35yo male, PR bleeding, mucoid stool, tennesmus, abdominal cramping pain, low grade fever,
Ischemic Colitis ... consistent with Ischemic ... Fwl Tan #Ischemic ... #endoscopy #gastroenterology ... #clinical
Ischemic Colitis on Colonoscopy
80 F with Afib with acute abdominal pain and syncope.
Ischemic colitis (full thickness)
Ischemic Colitis ... Ischemic colitis ... DrBloodandGuts #Ischemic ... #clinical #colon ... #gastroenterology