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1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Glucan-containing gauzes ... both in enteral nutrition ... ), Foods (tea, milk
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
there is no clear cause ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management ... early enteral nutrition ... the underlying cause
Recommended Follow-up of Treated Syphilis Cases

EVIDENCE OF TREATMENT FAILURE OR POSSIBLE REINFECTION
• Persistence or recurrence of
Treated Syphilis Cases ... dilution (E, 4-fold ... 2 dilutions 4-fold ... ciilution (E, 4-fold ... Failure #Treatment #Management
Cold Snare Polypectomy - Tips and Tricks
 - Before initiating cold snare polypectomy, it is important
proximal to a fold ... and in the management ... In most cases, this ... channel of the colonoscope ... #Tips #Tricks#management
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Diagnosis and Management ... axillary and inguinal folds ... - Erosions and crusts ... erosions in ~20% Management ... Pemphigoid #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... occult blood - Colonoscopy ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
mucosa Stricture Management ... provide enteral nutrition ... patients requiring nutritional ... energy or heat to cause ... pictures as it passes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Present in foods ... • Common Causes ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management ... #nutrition
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... malignant, pediatric cases ... procedures (eg, colonoscopy ... , with certain foods ... blood pressure management
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Diagnosis and Management ... persons with poor nutrition ... , or any other cause ... Pathophysiology #Nutrition ... #Diagnosis #Management