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Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... Anorectal, Prostate, Bowel ... , Spinal Cord, Cauda ... Syndrome • ... #Incontinence #Differential
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome ... pre-excitation syndromes ... #MedStudent #EKG ... DeltaWave #ShortPR #Criteria ... #ECGEducator
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... disturbance • Bladder, bowel ... constipation Differential ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... • Rome IV Criteria ... for diagnosis Treatment ... #Irritable #Bowel
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... inflammation (e.g ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Hypoperfusion: Lumen (Bowel ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Cholestatic drugs- e.g ... Celiac disease • IBD ... length • Short bowel ... bowel resection
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Artificial sweeteners (e.g ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) ... • Inflammatory bowel
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... injury - Loss of bowel ... Lower roots -> Cauda ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... below lesion) • Bowel
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... respiratory distress syndrome ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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pathology • Small Bowel ... coeliac), Short bowel ... syndrome, Ischaemia ... 19) • Others: IBS-D ... drkeithsiau #Diarrhea #differential