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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... pseudomembranous colitis) • bowel ... #Diagnosis #radiology
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
Incontinence - Differential ... • Age-Related (e.g ... • Neuropathy (e.g ... Tumors/Trauma (e.g ... Syndrome
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome #Diffuse
Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain (> 6 months in duration) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Co-morbidities:
 • Somatization
in duration) - Differential ... Depression/anxiety • Abdominal ... • Irritable bowel ... syndrome • Inflammatory ... bowel disease
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... • Irritable bowel ... • Inflammatory bowel ... #Causes #Differential
Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diet/Lifestyle
 • Fibre
 • Calories
 • Fluid
 • Exercise
 • Psychosocial
Medications
 •
Active Medications (e.g ... Cation Related (e.g ... Anticholinergic (e.g ... Dyssyngergia Irritable Bowel ... (Inflammatory Bowel
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel ... (e.g. fibromyalgia ... , chronic fatigue ... inflammation, Abdominal ... IBS #Irritable #Bowel
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
Inflammation of colon (e.g ... diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel ... syndrome, laxatives ... Sensory neuropathy (e.g ... mental conditions (e.g
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Reactive (e.g ... Enteropathic (e.g ... Inflammatory Bowel ... Sicca) Syndrome ... Enteropathic (e.g
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Cholestatic drugs- e.g ... - Acquired • Chronic ... length • Short bowel ... bowel resection