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Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
Gastroenterology ... removal via cold ... energy or heat to cause ... removal of stents ... Aguila @enrrikke #Gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Chronic mesenteric ischemia ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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Causes of Nausea ... • Stress • Pain ... • Foods • IBS ... • Mesenteric ischemia ... #causes #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... Recurrent abdominal pain ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... things" → fewer polyps ... #workup #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Epigastric abdominal pain ... Familial, Infectious, Ischemia ... ileus), consider pain-dose ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... Management #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Slipped capital femoral ... • Bursitis • IBD ... • PAD • Limb ischemia ... • Acute limb ischemia
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Ulceration The diagnosis ... of IBD can’t be ... requires clinical and endoscopic ... ) • Vascular: Ischaemia ... #differential #gastroenterology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
(N/V bloating, abd ... pain) and vasomotor ... Gastric bypass causes ... risk is low • ERCP ... #diagnosis #differential