8 results
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Spontaneous drainage ... upper lid • Cause ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Treatment: • Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... - Diagnosis and ... cefepime+flagyl) ± drainage ... #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... Obstructive) Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Causes Signs & ... Lipase Imaging Diagnosis ... Treatment Complications ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #table
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... did not yield a diagnosis ... NSAIDs • Chronic pancreatitis ... Constipation • Irritable ... #gastroenterology
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
imaging: Chronic pancreatitis ... atrophy, Acute pancreatitis ... acid diarrhoea, Irritable ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #gastroenterology
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... patient obviously irritable ... 4 - patient so irritable ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis