An Abdominal Catastrophe

A 60-year-old man presents with severe abdominal pain, hypotension, and acute kidney injury. Explore the Differential Diagnosis for this life-threatening condition.

Acute mesenteric ischemia


A 60-year-old man presented with abdominal pain, hypotension, and deranged renal function. What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Pseudomembranous colitis
Acute mesenteric ischemia
Diverticulitis
Ulcerative colitis
Pseudomelanosis coli

Abdominal pain, Acute mesenteric ischemia, Bowel ischemia, Lactic Acidosis, Superior Mesenteric Artery

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