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Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Colitis - Differential ... Watershed) Cecum and Appendix ... Amebic colitis - Appendicitis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Map #
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
Approach to Suspected Appendicitis ... - Management Algorithm ... Suspected Appendicitis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #surgery #appendix
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Based Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cecum in the LUQ, appendicitis ... may present with ... #Differential #
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
CPPD vs Gout ... synovitis after surgery ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP, or ... infection • Imaging may
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
synovitis after surgery ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP or ... infection Imaging may ... Radiographically it may
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Therefore, the hand surgeon ... corresponding radiograph, may ... with atypical location ... Differential diagnosis ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... symptoms based on its location ... Some people may ... lumbar puncture or surgery ... HP #Neurology #differential
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
(sleep apnea) may ... to identify the location ... pheochromocytoma prior to surgery ... Diagnosis #IM #Endo #Surgery ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm