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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
and mesenteric ischemia ... Mesenteric ischemia ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis ... #table
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Vasculitides 5% (PAN ... inflammation (e.g ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Aortic Stenosis - Ischemic ... Infarction • Stable ... Angina - Non-lschemic
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
Arrythmias, Peripheral ischemia ... effects: Peripheral ischemia ... Arrhythmias, Peripheral ischemia ... Tachyarrhythmias, Cardiac ischemia ... #table #pharmacology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... ischemia and/or ... cyclophosphamide • Ischemic
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... - Differential Diagnostic ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia ... signs of cardiac ischaemia ... factors for cardiac ischaemia ... possible. ❺ If ischaemia ... #Cardiac #Ischemia
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
from Myocardial Ischemia ... from myocardial ischemia ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (Ischemia) - ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Bone/Joint Causes ... • PAD • Limb ischemia ... • Acute limb ischemia ... #differential #diagnosis