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==Differentiating Mesenteric Ischemia from other Diseases==
==Differentiating Mesenteric Ischemia from other Diseases==
It is important to differentiate [[ischemic colitis]], which often resolves on its own, from the more immediately life-threatening condition of acute mesenteric ischemia of the [[small bowel]].
It is important to differentiate [[ischemic colitis]], which often resolves on its own, from the more immediately life-threatening condition of acute mesenteric ischemia of the [[small bowel]].
Other diseases to include in the differential diagnosis, in alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
* [[Aortic Aneurysm]]
* [[Atherosclerosis]]
* [[Atrial fibrillation]]
* [[Behcet's Syndrome]]
* [[Cardiac arrhythmia]]
* [[Cardiac thrombus]]
* [[Cirrhosis]]
* [[Coagulation disorder]]
* [[Congestive Heart Failure]]
* [[Dermatomyositis]]
* [[Drugs]]
* [[Endocarditis]]
* [[Hemorrhagic blood loss]]
* [[Henoch-Schonlein Purpura]]
* [[Hypercoagulable state]]
* [[Hypotension]]
* [[Hypovolemia]]
* [[Myocardial Infarction]]
* [[Neoplasm]]
* [[Peritonitis]]
* [[Polyarteritis Nodosa]]
* [[Polycythemia Vera]]
* [[Progressive systemic sclerosis]]
* [[Reiter's Syndrome]]
* [[Rheumatoid Arthritis]]
* [[Sepsis]]
* [[Shock]]
* [[Sjogren's Syndrome]]
* [[Systemic Lupus Erythematosus]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Valvular heart disease|Valvular Disease]]
* [[Vasculitis]]
* [[Wegener's Granulomatosis]]

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Overview

Differentiating Mesenteric Ischemia from other Diseases

It is important to differentiate ischemic colitis, which often resolves on its own, from the more immediately life-threatening condition of acute mesenteric ischemia of the small bowel.

Other diseases to include in the differential diagnosis, in alphabetical order. [1] [2]

  1. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X