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Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
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Types of Bariatric Surgery ... common bariatric surgery ... reduced gastric acid ... ulcers, internal hernia ... , bowel obstruction
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Gastric Outlet Obstruction ... Paraesophageal hernia ... topical injury (by acid ... retrosternal chest pain Diagnosis ... Esophageal #Necrosis #diagnosis
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
difficult-airway prediction ... Mallampati score, Obstruction ... in an elective surgery ... models only focus ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Incarcerated Hernia with SBO
29yo F with known hernia p/w sudden onset abdominal pain 2hrs ago. Given
Incarcerated Hernia ... 29yo F with known hernia ... an incarcerated hernia ... County #Clinical #Radiology ... #Jejunum #SBO #Obstruction
Pneumopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram

This 70yo male presents with sob. He is in a left lateral decub
Pneumopericardium on POCUS ... Which diagnosis ... of prior hiatal hernia ... Pneumopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical #cardiology
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
Small Bowel Obstruction ... colon cancer s/p resection ... diagnosis of SBO ... Medicine #Clinical #Radiology ... #SBO #Obstruction