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Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... Mechanisms - Pancreatitis ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Magnesium #Table #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... arrest SIRS - Pancreatitis ... decompensated chronic ... - Elderly with chronic ... Diagnosis #Features #Signs
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
Classification of ... miscellaneous causes ... on bile duct, pancreatitis ... #Jaundice #Classification ... #differential #causes
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Acute Pancreatitis ... vs Chronic Pancreatitis ... Causes Signs & ... Imaging Diagnosis Treatment ... SCVMCMed #Acute #Chronic
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... - Acute and chronic ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Diagnosis #Table #Causes
Chronic Pancreatitis: definition, pathophysiology, causes, investigations and treatment.
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Chronic Pancreatitis ... pathophysiology, causes ... investigations and treatment
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... fibroinflammatory syndrome ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... EmoryGastroHep #Chronic ... gastroenterology #treatment
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... fluids, Burns, Pancreatitis ... Stress, Drugs, Syndrome ... : • Acute or chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... quadrant pain, nausea ... fever, Murphy sign ... Chronic cholecystitis ... fever; gallstone pancreatitis
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
postoperative, chronic ... pancreatitis), ... SOD, Sump syndrome ... , Chronic pancreatitis ... (treatment of symptomatic