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Diverticular Inflammation and Complication Assessment (DICA) Classification
Diverticulosis location:
 • Left (2 points)
 • Right (1 point)
Number
Diverticular Inflammation ... point) Number of diverticula ... points #DICA #Diverticular ... Classification #diagnosis ... Complication #Assessment #gastroenterology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease, Duodenal diverticulum ... Inflammatory: Chronic pancreatitis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Severe Pancreatitis
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis of Pancreatic Necrosis
Infected Necrosis
Complications of Severe Pancreatitis: 
1) Pancreatic Fistula
2) Disconnected
of Necrotizing Pancreatitis ... Severe Pancreatitis ... Pathophysiology Diagnosis ... #Necrotizing #Pancreatitis ... #Management #gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Obstructive) Diagnosis ... • 1st line: CT ... line: EUS only if diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
- Differential Diagnosis ... ulcer, Meckel's diverticulum ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
- Differential Diagnosis ... Ulcers - Meckel's Diverticulum ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... - Diagnosis and ... , gallstones), CT ... management of pancreatitis ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Inflamed Meckel diverticulum ... - Pancreatitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
Pancreatitis 13. ... #differential #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
• Hemosuccus pancreaticus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology