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Management of the Malignant Alimentary Tract Obstruction

Esophageal Obstruction
Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction (GOO)
Malignant Colonic Obstruction

By Dr. Cynthia
Malignant Gastric Outlet ... #Obstruction #Outlet ... Gastroenterology #GOO #Treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Chronic Gastric Outlet ... Diagnostics and Testing Treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Treatment
Treatment of Pouchitis
 • Microbiota-associated - Antibiotics (ciproflaxcin, metronidzole, tinidazole, amoxicillin)
 • Immune-mediated - Budesonide, Mesalamines;
Treatment of Pouchitis ... Structural/functional outlet ... ileal #pouchitis #Treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Ischemia and Gastric Outlet ... Gastroparesis and Gastric outlet ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... or have gastric outlet
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
malignancies Treatment ... cystitis -> bladder outlet
Orthostatic Hypotension Management Algorithm
 • Hypovolemic?  Yes → Resuscitate
 • Volume Overloaded? No → Fludrocortisone
increases cardiac output ... increases cardiac output ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
infection Mainstay of treatment ... ß1 (↑ cardiac output ... Maintains cardiac output ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Temporary / External Pacing
 • Transvenous & epicardial pacing are temporary methods of supporting brady- &
or definitive treatment ... and more durable treatments ... pacer will fire OUTPUT
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... high dilute urine output ... isotonic saline Treatment ... : Treatment of ... Generally, the treatment
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment of Hyponatremic Encephalopathy
1) 100 ml bolus of 3% NaCl over 10 min.
Hypertonic Saline for Treatment ... Monitor urine output ... Hypertonic #Saline #Treatment