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Pearls for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

First-line pharmacotherapies for moderate to severe AUD include naltrexone and
Pearls for Treatment ... of Alcohol Use ... pain, nausea, and diarrhea ... #UseDisorder #Management ... Screening #Addiction #Medications
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
Treatment of Alcohol ... and medications ... combination with medications ... CarolynAChan #Alcohol ... #UseDisorder #Addiction
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Buprenorphine - Comparison ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... Buprenorphine #Comparison ... Management #Opioid #UseDisorder
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Ova and Parasite ... Adjust IS medications ... malabsorption #Diarrhea ... Algorithm #Transplant #diagnosis
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis ... a precipitant: Medications ... , Alcohol abuse, ... Side effects: Diarrhea ... #Management #treatment
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Anticoagulant Medications ... Liver Disease - Alcohol ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
losses - Chronic diarrhea ... Renal Loses - Medications ... dysfunction - Alcohol ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
disease, Chronic diarrhoea ... Cystic fibrosis • Medications ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... nutrition, Excess alcohol ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
biliary fistula - Diarrhea ... intoxication - Alcohol ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #medications
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis