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Differential Diagnosis of Patients Presenting with Symptoms of Acute Diverticulitis:
Appendicitis, Bowel obstruction, Colorectal cancer, Ectopic pregnancy,
Differential Diagnosis ... Bowel obstruction, Colorectal ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... syndrome, Ischemic colitis ... Diverticulitis
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Abdominal XRay - Differential ... Diagnosis: • inflammatory ... bowel disease: ... pseudomembranous colitis ... bowel ischemia • diverticulitis
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Structural: - Diverticulosis ... congenital/systemic disease ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... inflammation: Diverticulitis ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Causes of Toxic Megacolon - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis
Toxic Megacolon - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... , Diverticulitis ... Overdistension at colonoscopy
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... Abdominal imaging (CT, ultrasound ... testing for celiac disease ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pregnancy • Diverticulitis ... obstruction • Colorectal ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... bleed, • Acute colitis ... • Colorectal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Intrahepatic Gas
Non-Iatrogenic:
 • Biliary: Emphysematous cholecystitis, Ascending cholangitis, Enteric-biliary fistula, Biliary-bronchopleural fistula, Congenital incompetent
Inflammatory bowel disease ... peptic ulcer, Diverticulitis ... catheterisation (child), Colonoscopy ... Portal #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis