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Black and Bloody Stools - Melena and Hematochezia
Melena - Refers to passage of black, tarry (sticky
originates in the jejunum ... frequently from the jejunum ... Hematochezia #Diagnosis #Differential
Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
disease, Enteritis, Jejunal ... Deficiency #FolicAcid #differential
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Ureterosigmoidostomy, jejunal ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential
Differences between Jejunum and Ileum

#Jejunum #Ileum #comparison #anatomy
Differences between Jejunum ... and Ileum #Jejunum
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum ... viewing dilated jejunum ... #Obstruction #Jejunum
Normal Vitamin and Mineral Absorption

#Diagnosis #Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location #Map #Gastrointestinal
Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... Campylobacter jejuni ... Soil #Infections #differential
Gastrointestinal tract absorption. 

#Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location #Map #Gastrointestinal #Diagnosis #ShortGut #SBS
Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum
Nutrient Absorption After Gastric Bypass Surgery

#Diagnosis #Absorption #Nutrient #Mineral #Vitamin #Gastric #Bypass #Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum #Location
Duodenum #Ileum #Jejunum
Plicae Circulares characteristic of small bowel are most frequent & prominent in JENUNUM on POCUS

What segment
& prominent in JENUNUM ... & prominent in JENUNUM ... POCUS #clinical #jejunum