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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... Infectious colitis, UC/Chrons ... (IBD), Radiation ... diagnosis #Causes #algorithm
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Ileal Crohn's ... • Mesenteric Ischemia ... • Inflammatory ... albumin, ESR, endoscopy
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
congenital/systemic disease ... Kaposi Sarcoma Inflammatory ... : - Ischemic Colitis ... - IBD - Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - ... Kaposi sarcoma) • Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... , IBO, Infectious ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... cardiac causes • Lower ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... • Inflammatory ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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Severity in Crohn's ... tenderness) • Low inflammatory ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... daily abdominal pain ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Occult and Lower ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Acute colitis (ischemia ... Bowel Disease