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Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... #Diagnosis #SBO ... #bowel #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... intolerance • SIBO ... wall pain • Abdominal ... #Differential #
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... wall hernias (umbilical ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... why are there so ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Polycythemia #Differential ... #workup #hematology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... , and palpable abdominal ... Not reliable, so ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology:
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup: • ... or refractory cases
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... the capillary wall ... #differential # ... diagnosis
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... : The exact cause ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... The diagnosis of ... #Fever #Diagnosis