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Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
- Medical and Surgery ... : • Inguinal hernia ... cardiothoracic surgery ... Procedure • Liver Resection ... Indications #Dosing #management
Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease
 • H. Pylori
 • NSAIDs
 • Gastric adenocarcinoma
 • Gastric lymphoma
of Peptic Ulcer Disease ... neck of a hiatus hernia ... previous gastric surgery ... Peptic #Ulcer #Disease ... #differential #diagnosis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... sensation) and acid ... Treatment: • Weight reduction ... #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Previous gastric surgery ... or ileal resection ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
Perthes—Jüngling disease ... Lupus pernio (a ... Sarcoidal reaction ... clinical #photo #diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... and Management ... of anesthesia, surgery ... Treatment • Operable disease ... and then surgery
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
abdominal or pelvic surgery ... ) • ACD vs manual ... pressure -> reduction ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
difficult-airway prediction ... in an elective surgery ... emergency airway management ... models only focus ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Excessive unregulated production ... seen in several disease ... consequence of fatty acid ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Paraesophageal hernia ... topical injury (by acid ... retrosternal chest pain Diagnosis ... Esophageal #Necrosis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology