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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD ... Causes of Upper
Approach to Dyspepsia
 • consider organic causes in your differentials
 • rule out red flags symptoms
consider organic causes ... need to obtain an EGD ... out H. pylori if EGD
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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on Endoscopy - Causes ... Endoscopy #Basics #EGD
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
intervention (EGD ... the underlying cause
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
idiopathic achalasia cause ... diseases that cause ... sphincter to relax EGD ... fibers of the LES (eg ... LES pressure (eg
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
structural disorder → EGD ... the underlying cause
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... the same end result ... different types/causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes