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Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... Inflammatory: Ischemic colitis ... , Infectious colitis ... , UC/Chrons (IBD ... #algorithm
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... Addisons, microscopic colitis ... Inflammatory (IBD ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
between ischemic colitis ... scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... Sudden onset • Abd ... differences #diagnosis #table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... subspecies, P. h. capitis ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #table #foamed
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... management #cardiology #treatment