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Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
postoperative, chronic ... , Chronic pancreatitis ... (treatment of symptomatic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... HyperCa2+ • Other: ERCP ... of pancreatitis ... ) #Pancreatitis ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis Management

#Chronic #Pancreatitis #Management #gastroenterology #treatment
Chronic Pancreatitis ... Management #Chronic ... #Pancreatitis # ... Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Hyperamylasemia)- Differential ... Complications pancreatitis ... fibrosis - Post ERCP ... Renal failure / Chronic ... disease / HIV / Diabetes
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... secretin-enhanced MRCP ... diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... pancreatitis, PSC ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... months without treatment ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... presentation • Chronic ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Rebound effect from treatment ... • Infections: Chronic ... trauma, Acute pancreatitis ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Hypernatremia - Differential ... The differential ... post-obstructive 3) Diabetes ... correction of chronic ... #management #nephrology