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The most common etiologies of small bowel obstruction, and the key distinguishing features of each cause.
features of each cause ... #Differential; # ... Surgery; #SmallBowelObstruction ... Surgery: A case
Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Causes of acute ... IntestinalObstruction #Differential ... #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Small and Large Bowel Obstruction - Differential (DISTEND HIM)

Diverticulitis 
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, UC) 
Surgery (adhesions)
Obstruction - Differential ... Crohn’s, UC) Surgery ... Obstruction #SBO #Differential ... #Causes #Diagosis
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... - Differential ... Pancreatitis, surgery ... #Hypocalcemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Differential ... - Trauma - Surgery ... #Orthopnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Hemochromatosis Other: • Surgery ... Insufficiency #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... Thrombocytosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Hemochromatosis • Other: Surgery ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Amyloidosis, S/p surgery ... Diarrhea #Chronic #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... - Differential ... menses), Epistaxis, Surgery ... disease, Bypass surgery ... #Diagnosis #Causes