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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
pain, jaundice ... onset RUQ pain, ... , RUQ pain rapidly ... liver failure ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Loss of pain and ... of iniury, pain ... weakness and #Acute ... #orthopedics #neurology
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... , Liver abscess ... ), Budd-Chiari syndrome ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... #differential #
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... loss of motor, pain ... sensation below level ... Contralateral loss of pain ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... • Abdominal pain ... • Abdominal pain ... IBS #Treatment #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... factors: Previous acute ... common: Food, Acute ... -HT4 agonists Pain ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Epigastric/chest pain ... EGD and Biopsy Differential ... Braghirol @KBrag_MD #Acute ... #gastroenterology
Acute coronary syndrome: Assessment of acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin #Management #EM #Student #ACS
Acute coronary syndrome ... Assessment of acute ... chest pain of suspected ... cardiac origin #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Hepatitis Procedures Management ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis