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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 ... Pseudomembranous esophagitis, Infection ... Klebsiella, pneumoniae) Management ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... #gastroenterology
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Irreversible end-organ ... response to infection ... Cardiomyopathic → myocardial infarction ... Types #diagnosis #management
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Irreversible end-organ ... response to infection ... Cardiomyopathic → myocardial infarction ... types #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
, resulting in end-organ ... cell death -> end-organ ... Inflammatory: infectious ... , post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
, resulting in end-organ ... cell death -> end-organ ... Inflammatory: infectious ... , post-obstructive ... Classification #diagnosis #management
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
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... up to 10w post-ABx ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
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
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
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
a dysregulated host ... response to infection ... SEPTIC SHOCK is ... Patients w/ septic shock ... broad spectrum antibiotics