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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
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... patient’s absolute SBP ... Pregnancy • Well-conditioned ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Pulse deficit/differential ... NTG (Target SBP ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
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 ... of the aortic wall
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... extraction is so ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
conditions which all ... appropriate to do so ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #foamed
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
however, this post will ... charge of its own so ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis