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Parks Classification of Perianal Fistulas
 • Superificial (Simple) - Superficial fistula w/o crossing any sphincter or
Classification of Perianal Fistulas ... - Superficial fistula ... Intersphincteric (Simple) - Fistula ... complex if high) - Fistula ... #IBD #Crohns #diagnosis
Electrolyte Composition of Body Fluid Losses
 • Vomiting and nasogastric tube loss
 • Biliary drain loss
high stoma or fistula ... stoma, or low fistula ... Pancreatic drain or fistula ... loss via stoma or fistula ... #Composition #diagnosis
Causes of Non-Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis - USED PART Mnemonic
U: Urinary diversion/ Ureteroenterostomy
S: Small Bowel Fistula
E:
S: Small Bowel Fistula ... P: Pancreatic fistula ... #differential #diagnosis
Colovesical Fistula with Air in the Bladder on Ultrasound

A 34 yo male with h/o diverticulitis presents
Colovesical Fistula ... Which diagnosis ... from colovesical fistula ... #Colovesical #Fistula ... Ultrasound #Clinical #POCUS
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula- An infant had an apneic episode at birth and received positive-pressure
Tracheoesophageal Fistula ... tracheoesophageal fistula ... , type C, was diagnosed ... tracheoesophageal fistula ... tracheoesophageal fistula
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Cholecystoenteric Fistula ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... Bronchovascular fistula ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Severe Pancreatitis
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis of Pancreatic Necrosis
Infected Necrosis
Complications of Severe Pancreatitis: 
1) Pancreatic Fistula
2) Disconnected
Pathophysiology Diagnosis ... 1) Pancreatic Fistula
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... B12 deficiency, Orotic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulsatile Exophthalmos on Physical Exam - Protrusion and Pulsation of the eyeball

The differential diagnosis of pulsatile
The differential diagnosis ... carotid-cavernous fistula