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Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Definition
Presentation
Medical Management
Extraesophageal Symptoms
Long-Term PPI Issues
Diagnosis Algorithm
Refractory GERD
Surgical and Endoscopic
Symptoms Long-Term PPI ... Algorithm Refractory ... Surgical and Endoscopic ... Management #Treatment #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 Necrosis ... chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... no NGT, mlVF, PPI ... Acute #Esophageal #Necrosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
: • Endoscopic ... Therapy (14d) - PPI ... 500 tid) - PPI ... Therapy (14d) - PPI ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Acute ... Acute Tubular Necrosis ... , allopurinol, PPI ... #Algorithm #Causes
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Esophageal Necrosis ... retrosternal chest pain Diagnosis ... 48 hours - IV PPI ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal ... Scoping Summary Pre-Endoscopic ... PPI: 80mg -> 8mg ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
Basics of Esophageal Strictures
 - History & Physical
 - When is a barium swallow helpful?
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strictures, do you need PPI ... Strictures #Basics #endoscopy ... egd #management #diagnosis ... #gastroenterology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... risk (<1%): - Endoscopic ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... stratification #diagnosis