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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... NSAIDS, immuno-therapy ... (irritable bowel ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Chronic #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis: • Endoscopic ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... Line - Quadruple Therapy ... tid) • Triple Therapy ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Causes of Small Bowel ... The diagnosis of IBD ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Planning for delivery mode ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy
Factors Indicating Low Risk Disease Severity in Crohn's Disease 
 • Limited anatomic involvement 
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immunosuppressive therapy ... mucosal lesions on endoscopy ... • Prior small bowel ... disease, daily abdominal ... #RiskFactors #Gastroenterology