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Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
biliary strictures (PSC ... postoperative, chronic ... pancreatitis, Chronic ... #Indications #management ... #gastroenterology
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
sclerosing cholangitis (PSC ... Annual US or MRCP & CA ... #cholangitis #PSC ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea ... Differential Diagnosis ... S/p surgery - VA ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... #ACLF #Acute #Chronic ... Cirrhosis #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Klaas #Stroke #Management ... Algorithm #diagnosis #differential ... #neurology #CVA
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Algorithm and Management ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #Differential # ... #neurology #treatment
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Biliary Dilatation - Differential ... Inflammatory: Chronic ... pancreatitis, PSC ... Dilatation #causes #differential ... diagnosis #hepatology #gastroenterology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... dysfunction • PSC ... • Colorectal CA ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs)
 - classified into simple retention cysts, pseudocysts and cystic neoplasms 
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modalities for PCL ... lesions #PCLs #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... : Often breast CA ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... injury #hepatitis #differential