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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Epigastric/chest pain ... Pseudomembranous esophagitis, Infection ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... esophagus #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... upper respiratory infection ... Staphylococcal #Scalded #Skin ... SSSS #Clinical #Photo ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Diagnosis and Management ... Helicobacter pylori infection ... burning, Epigastric pain ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
progressive infection ... As the infection ... occurs deep to the skin ... of illness and pain ... Images #Clinical #Photo
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
children, the skin ... - Viral infection ... eczema: is the skin ... condition and its management ... primarycare #peds #pediatrics
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... acute enteric infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin ... severe epigastric pain ... colonize human skin ... Capnocytophaga #Canimorsus #Skin ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal Pain ... chronic abdominal pain ... • Skin changes ... thrombus • Splenic infarction ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... blood/mucus, Abd pain ... improvement with Tx Management ... #diagnosis #management ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... Epigastric abdominal pain ... dysfunction), Familial, Infectious ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology