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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,
Acute Esophageal Necrosis ... Sepsis Diagnosis EGD ... Surgery consults +/- antibiotics ... Acute #Esophageal #Necrosis ... #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
broad spectrum antibiotic ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... : - Treatment of ... #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Etiology: • Necrosis ... infection • Most ... Tissue necrosis ... Lung Abscess Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
inflammation and necrosis ... infection up to 10w post-ABx ... continue Tx for 7d post-Abx ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases ... #IDSA #gastroenterology
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture - ED ... Management Be ... treatment. ... • Most common ... Management: Pain
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Diagnosis and Management ... after hemostasis Antibiotics ... imaging (anatomy) POST-ENDOSCOPY ... Surveillance EGD ... #treatment #endoscopy
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... complications), MRCP (necrosis ... • Antibiotics ... calcitonin • Infected Necrosis ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... differentiate past ... Test or repeat EGD ... #Treatment #quadruple ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... Most invasive infections ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Handbook S/Sx: Most ... NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... periodic paralysis, post-hypothermia ... obstruction (ischemia/necrosis