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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... osmolarity If cause ... syndrome: troponin ... imaging #Acute
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
and hepatorenal syndrome ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... causes including ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... #hepatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... with tetany or cardiac ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Budd Chiari Syndrome (BCS)

Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations
Causes
Management

By Dr. Hima Veeramachaneni @hima_vee via @EmoryGastroHep

#BCS #BuddChiari #Budd #Chiari #Syndrome #Hepatology
Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Manifestations Causes ... Management ... #Budd #Chiari #Syndrome ... #Hepatology #Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... and Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... and progressive Acute ... neuropathy or cardiac ... : ACUTE, fever, ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... aneurysms • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology