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Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
gallstones Hernias ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Postinflammatory • Hernia ... Differential #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Abdominal Pain Causes ... genitourinary causes ... Femoral/Inguinal hernia ... intolerance • SIBO ... • Abdominal hernia
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Bacterial Illness (SBI ... pyelonephritis Most common cause ... of SBI Accounts ... diagnosed with CXR ... Classification #Fever #SBI
A hiatal hernia is the most common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line.
Notice the air
A hiatal hernia ... the most common cause ... air within the hernia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... HiatalHernia #Hiatal #Hernia
Notice the deviation of the azygoesophageal line on the PA-film.
It is caused by a hiatal hernia.
It is caused by ... a hiatal hernia. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Recess #Hiatal #Hernia
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... indicated, start CPR ... drainage are vital, so ... of underlying cause
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Helpful Clues for ... lavage - BUN/Cr ... H.pylori, hiatal hernia
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... ischemia, Acute cor ... Urticaria, Vesicles, Pernio-like
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
countries (11-24 cases ... Americans (18-71 cases ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... 16-32%): lupus pernio