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Pancreatitis Complications - Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Fluid Collections
Interstitial Edematous (85%):
 • Acute Pancreatic Fluid Collection (APFC)
15%): • Acute necrotic ... • Walled-off necrosis ... pancreatic duct syndrome ... #pseudocyst #management ... #gastroenterology
Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Severe Pancreatitis
Pathophysiology
Diagnosis of Pancreatic Necrosis
Infected Necrosis
Complications of Severe Pancreatitis: 
1) Pancreatic Fistula
2) Disconnected
Management of Necrotizing ... Complications ... Pancreatic Duct Syndrome ... #Pancreatitis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
Complications of ... Mirizzi's syndrome ... Bouveret's syndrome ... Cholelithiasis #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal Necrosis ... EGD and Biopsy Differential ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... Acute #Esophageal #Necrosis ... #gastroenterology
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
of Nutritional Complications ... Switch (BPD-DS) Management ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Deficiencies #Gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... supportive care Complications ... common long term complication ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
the Newborn - Differential ... Hypothermia* • Narcosis ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Myopathy #Comparison #Managment ... #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
other orthopedic complications ... Avascular necrosis ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Anticoagulants (Warfarin necrosis ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #rheumatology #