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The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
The Gastroenterology ... lipase PMH: - Focus ... on prior GI/Liver ... last meal - Treatment ... Calling #Referral #Gastroenterology
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm ... unresponsive to treatment ... • Elevated liver ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... should be TS and SF level ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Rickettsiae: Spotted Fever group

R. rickettsii 
R. parkeri 
R. philipii / Rickettsia 364D
R. africae 
R. australis 
R.
Rickettsiae: Spotted Fever ... R. felis Treatment ... SFG #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #Classification
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
Uganda:Almost never ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... #Urology #InfectiousDiseases