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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... fistula Lower: • Bowel ... (IBD), Radiation ... Lower #GIBleed #differential ... #algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
• Prevalence Crohn's ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... MMA) for ileal Crohn's ... /other causes • ... #management
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Bowel Ulceration ... The diagnosis of IBD ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... Family history of IBD ... porphyria • Hypercalcemia ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
alterations, and bowel ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential