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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Sepsis Diagnosis EGD ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... esophagus #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
My Patient with Infective ... Did they receive antibiotics ... Eg: C. burnetii ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... immunosuppression (eg ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Diagnosis and Management ... Helicobacter pylori infection ... Bothersome symptoms in past ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... patient: AIDS, post-transplantation ... HIV infection or ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... differentiate past ... infection Management ... Test or repeat EGD ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... use, infections ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Helicobacter Pylori Infection ... Causes: • Antibiotic ... suppression) • Host ... HPylori #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #gastroenterology
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Antibiotic Prophylaxis ... setting of active GI infection ... Prophylaxis #Endoscopy #EGD ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management