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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Infectious, Ischemia, Cancer ... (2 of 3): 1) Characteristic ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Ulcerative Proctitis
Proctitis:
 • Affects 1/3 patients
 • Predictors of extension:
     - Disease
Infection (CMV, c-Diff ... prolapse, CD, cancer ... Treatment Considerations ... Ulcerative #Proctitis #IBD ... #diagnosis #management
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
Disease & New Diagnosis ... of Colon Cancer ... Disease Activity (MR ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #ibd
Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes - Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome (PJS), Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome (JPS), Cowden Syndrome (CS), Cronkhite-Canada (CC),
Hamartomas + GI Cancer ... pigmentation, spots ... be a/w autism, MR ... Polyposis #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
unclear DDX: 1. ... features suggest cancer ... of dysphagia (<1 ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology