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Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
age 40 years: Inflammatory ... Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... , Inherited syndromes ... Diagnosis #Causes #gastroenterology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... • Inflammatory ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Extraintestinal neoplasm • Inflammatory ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Duplications/cysts • Inflammatory ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Ileal Pouch Disorders - Differential Diagnosis
 • Surgical/Mechanical: Anastomotic leak, Pelvic sepsis, Sinus, Fistula, Strictures, Efferent
Efferent limb syndrome ... Afferent limb syndrome ... Foreign body • Inflammatory ... bacterial overgrowth, Inflammatory ... Diagnosis #surgery #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome ... solitary rectal ulcer syndrome ... irritable bowel syndrome ... others) #IBD #inflammatroy ... differential #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... - Rule out inflammatory ... TinaPhamHang via Emory Gastroenterology ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #workup #gastroenterology
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Shwachman-Diamond syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... , Inflammatory bowel ... diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory ... artery compression syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes ... Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes ... Urinary → Lynch Syndrome ... Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #gastroenterology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... Inflammatory causes ... : • Susac syndrome ... • Sjögren syndrome ... #neurology #inflammatory