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Chicago Classification of Esophageal Motility Disorders
Achalasia
EGJ Outflow Obstruction
Distal Esophageal Spasm
Jackhammer Esophagus
Absent Contractility
Ineffective Motility
Rapid Contraction

#Chicago #Classification #Esophageal
of Esophageal Motility ... Contractility Ineffective Motility ... Classification #Esophageal #Motility
Esophageal Motility Disorders
Obstructive Physiology: EGJ, Distal Esophagus
Distal Contractility: Hyper-contractile, Hypo-contractile
Type I achalasia, Type II achalasia, Type
Esophageal Motility ... #Esophageal #Motility
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
ECG #Lead #AVR #Utility
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
Diagnosis #Laboratory #Utility
Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Inflammatory
    - Invasive Infections
    - Non-Infections
Watery
- Maldigestive Motility
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
/ Urgency) - Motility ... Colitis Disordered Motility
Glitter Cells on Urine Microscopy
Glitter cells in the urine are viable and pale staining WBCs with
cytoplasmic granular motility
Management of Jackhammer Esophagus or Esophageal Spasm
Step 1: Assess the severity of the motility disturbance
Step 2:
severity of the motility
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
dysphagia | Esophageal motility ... obstruction or a motility ... obstruction or a motility ... Suspected esophageal motility
Adverse Effects of NSAIDs
Prostaglandins decreased
 - Gastric mucosal damage with ulcer formation, bleeding, and perforation
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disturbed uterine motility