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Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... cell lymphoma • Large ... lubricants • Pharmacologic
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Small and Large ... EMBoardBombs #Small #Large ... #Differential #Causes ... #Diagosis #DISTENDHIM
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
- Differential Diagnosis ... Small Bowel vs Large ... Diarrhea-Predominant vs Nausea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Colonic Foreign Body Removal

Surgical extraction after large bowel obstruction caused by rectal insertion of a foreign
extraction after large ... bowel obstruction caused ... Extraction #surgery #clinical
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... Discrepancy: Large ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Pancreatic Cyst Diagnosis on Endoscopic Ultrasound EUS
Features of low cancer risk: No symptoms caused by the
Pancreatic Cyst Diagnosis ... risk: No symptoms caused ... risk: Symptoms caused ... or pain, Cyst larger ... Pancreatic #Cyst #Diagnosis
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
- Differential Diagnostic ... Algorithm Watery/Large ... Volume/Urgency (Large ... histolytjca) Nausea ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Easily reversible cause ... urgency, Moderate to large ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drugs that Cause Fever
Most commonly:
Amphotericin B, Antihistamines, Asparaginase, Barbiturates, Bleomycin sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins, Phenytoin sodium, Procainamide,
Drugs that Cause ... #Drug #Fever #causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
Causes of mitral ... - Most common cause ... parachute MV (caused ... thrombus - When large ... #diagnosis #differential