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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
ischemia? ... Mesenteric ischemia ... initial treatment algorithms ... Mesenteric Ischemia ... #differences #diagnosis
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia ... Schema Chronic: ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... #Ischemia #Schema ... #algorithm
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Acute Diarrhea ... radiation, ingestions ischemia ... ) Chronic Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... Algorithm Steatorrhea ... Cholestasis • Mesenteric ... Ischemia • ... CoIits • Ischemic
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnosis ... AlgorithmIschemic ... ) #Acute #Diarrhea ... #Algorithm
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
> 50x normal - Ischemic ... > 20x normal - Acute ... 5-10x normal - Chronic ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Viral Hepatitis, Ischemic
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Kaposi sarcoma, Mesenteric ... ischemia • Inflammatory ... : Ischemic colitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes #algorithm
Schema for Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Weight Loss without Inflammation:
 • Decreased Intake: Food
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Dementia • Chronic ... Discomfort: Dysphagia, Mesenteric ... ischemia • Endocrine ... / Meds: Hyperthyroid
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Algorithm Look ... Constipation • Mesenteric ... ischemia • Peptic ... #Algorithm
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... mesenteric ischemia ... aneurysms • Acute ... ischemiaChronic