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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... sarcoma, Mesenteric ischemia ... Inflammatory: Ischemic ... Lower #GIBleed #differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypoperfusion: Lumen (Bowel ... #Mesenteric #Ischemia ... #Schema #Differential
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Acute Abdominal Pain ... (<72 hours) - Differential ... musculoskeletal causes ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... syndrome #Diffuse
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
 •
Causes of Pediatric ... Spells - Differential ... Colic • Sandifer Syndrome ... • Transient Ischemic ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Causes of Congenital ... Anomalies - Differential ... normal tissue (e.g. ischemia ... of Anomalies (Syndromic ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Intramural hematoma, Ischemic ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Bone/Joint Causes ... • PAD • Limb ischemia ... • Acute limb ischemia ... #differential #
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
	-
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... • Stress • Pain ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... • Transient Ischemic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics