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Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy ... AUPBD • Stones: Biliary ... @drkeithsiau #Biliary ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... consider ERCP + cholecystectomy ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Biliary Tract Diseases ... : • Biliary obstruction ... strictures, Benign biliary ... biopsy, Recurrent acute ... Indications #management #gastroenterology
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology ... pylori infection, Acute ... Functional #Dyspepsia #Pathophysiology ... Management #algorithm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... factors: Previous acute ... common: Food, Acute ... Bowel #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... Management #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
6) Adults in biliary ... Clonorchis #sinensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... causes RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... aneurysms • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
Trypomastigotes multiply by binary ... in blood during acute ... tryposmatigotes multiply by binary ... #Trypanosoma #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
the posterior ciliary ... trucking" • Acute ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
Fasciola hepatica - Liver Fluke Life Cycle - Fascioliasis 
Ruminants are the typical definitive hosts.
1) Unembroynated
parenchyma to biliary ... flukes in hepatic biliary ... hepatica #LiverFluke #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology