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Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Threatening Event (ALTE ... ) - Differential ... Disorders • Central ... • Incarcerated Hernia
Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
- Medical and Surgery ... : • Inguinal hernia ... • Mid-moderate nausea ... cardiothoracic surgery ... • Whipple Procedure
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Invasive/Surgical Procedures ... Low Risk: • Dental ... cholecystectomy, hernia ... resection) • Other general ... biopsy) • Complex dental
Differences between direct, indirect, and femoral hernia 

#Differential; #Surgery; #Hernia; #InguinalHernia

Image Source:De Virgilio, C., Grigorian, A.,
indirect, and femoral hernia ... #Differential ... ; #Surgery; #Hernia ... Surgery: A case
Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease
 • H. Pylori
 • NSAIDs
 • Gastric adenocarcinoma
 • Gastric lymphoma
Causes of Peptic ... neck of a hiatus hernia ... previous gastric surgery ... Ulcer #Disease #Causes ... #differential #
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
Types of Bariatric Surgery ... 2nd most common procedure ... reduced gastric acid ... ulcers, internal hernia ... Relatively uncommon procedure
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
& Fe Sucrose > alt ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ACD • Monitor & ... /other causes • ... improvement w/ mental
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
catheter • Recent dental ... procedure • Cardiac ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Viridans Surgery
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
, IVF invasive procedures ... due to invasive procedures ... • Iron, folic acid ... GI bleeding in general ... pathophysiology #differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... procedure • Cardiac ... Septic emboli cause ... antibiotics • Surgery ... Viridans Surgery