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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
- Scoping Summary ... Vasoconstrictor therapy ... acute settings - Pre-endoscopic ... #Summary #Endoscopy ... #algorithm #VARICEALB
Endoscopy in Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding - Scoping Summary
Pre-Endoscopic Care:
 • Adequate resuscitation: Restrictive> Liberal strategy
Summary Pre-Endoscopic ... Assessment and Therapy ... #Bleeding #Summary ... Endoscopy #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... liver disease management ... Therapy with UDCA ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... deteriorating on medical therapy ... investigative therapy
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Summary 10 percent ... Open surgical resection ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading ... pheochromocytoma: primary therapy ... pheochromocytoma: MIBG therapy
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... , sevelamer PRN ... Simultaneous clotting and bleeding ... swelling, dyspnea, upper-extremity ... (~25 %) during therapy
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Achalasia Summary ... Epidemiology: 10 cases per ... secondary causes leading ... the first-line therapy ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management