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Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Ib - Oozing Bleed ... - 50% Re-bleeding ... #Risks #Grading ... #gastroenterology ... #EGD #clinical
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... - Spontaneous bleeding ... UC #Endoscopy #grading ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... UCEIS #scoring #ibd
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... • COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... liver disease management ... remain subject to clinical ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity - UCEIS
Vascular pattern
   0 = normal - Normal
Ulcerative Colitis ... vascular pattern Bleeding ... Endoscopy #index #grading ... severity #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #scoring #ibd
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Towards the end ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Low FODMAP Diet Foods 

Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols (to Avoid).  
These short-chain carbohydrates
poorly absorbed, leading ... Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... , celery, snow peas ... Diet #Nutrition #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Foods
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... secondary causes leading ... Three clinical features ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology