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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Salmonella • Colon ... Behcet's disease • Colon ... inflammation: Diverticulitis ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Approach to Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

Acute Diarrhea (MINT):
 • Medications
 • Infections: Inflammatory
to Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Infections: Inflammatory ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Inflammatory ... Adenoma • Colon ... Diarrhea #SmallBowel #Differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Abdominal XRay - Differential ... Diagnosis: • inflammatory ... • typhlitis #Colon ... Thumbprint #Sign #Differential ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Approach to Nausea / Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Gastrointestinal 
    -
Nausea / Vomiting - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Structural - Inflammatory ... Nausea #Vomiting #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Classification
Diverticular Inflammation and Complication Assessment (DICA) Classification
Diverticulosis location:
 • Left (2 points)
 • Right (1 point)
Number
Diverticular Inflammation ... Assessment (DICA) Classification ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #Complication ... #Assessment #gastroenterology
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... DiagnosisInflammatory ... Giardiasis • Inflammatory ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #gastroenterology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... Inflammation ... Causes of uveitis Inflammatory ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Neutrophils - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lung, Bladder, Colon ... ) Other • Inflammation ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... celiac disease Inflammatory ... : • Colonoscopy ... #differential #