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Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Causes of Small Bowel ... age 40 years: Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease, ... purpura, Small bowel ... Diagnosis #Causes #gastroenterology
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Diagnosis: • inflammatory ... bowel disease: ... • infection (e.g ... pseudomembranous colitis) • bowel ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint ... Early Rheumatic Disease ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Inflammatory Bowel
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Anorectal, Prostate, Bowel ... Hirschsprung's Disease ... Conditions • Inflammatory ... Bowel Disease ... Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Rome IV Criteria ... - Rule out inflammatory ... bowel disease w
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... Diagnosis and Management ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Artificial sweeteners (e.g ... : • Celiac disease ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome (IBS) ... bowel disease (
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
mesenteric artery syndrome ... : Crohn's disease ... perforate the bowel ... Diagnosis #SBO #bowel ... #Causes #gastroenterology
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... Inpatient Management ... #Bowel #Disease ... #Inpatient #Management ... treatment #Checklist #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
intestine: Behcet's disease ... IBS (irritable bowel ... others) #IBD #inflammatroy ... #bowel #disease ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology