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Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis ... Management Summary PRE-ENDOSCOPY ... , Can consider stopping ... Endoscopic variceal ... Variceal #Bleeding #Diagnosis
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
days) -> consider stopping ... products E - Endoscopy ... settings - Pre-endoscopic ... Care - Endoscopy ... #diagnosis #management
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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Strictures on Endoscopy ... Classification - Diagnostic ... Cholangiocarcinoma stenting ... transpapillary stenting ... #Basics #EGD #diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
patients with anemia, diagnose ... Bidirectional endoscopy ... Non-invasive testing ... bidirectional endoscopy ... Evaluation #workup #diagnosis
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... : • Consider diagnostic ... A/P, Consider testing ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... Diarrhea #Workup #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework
PRERENAL:
 - Intrarenal vasoconstriction-hemodynamically mediated
 - Systemic vasodilation
 - Volume
- Differential Diagnosis ... Volume depletion - Diagnosis ... - Vascular - Diaqnosis ... nephrotoxic drugs, treating ... percutaneous drainage, or stenting
Ascites: Physical Exam Diagnostic Accuracy

Sensitivity and Specificity: Shifting Dullness, Bulging Flanks. Fluid Wave 

Source: Joseph D.
Physical Exam Diagnostic ... Science of Bedside Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... Ascites #Accuracy #Testing
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Guide for testing ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Median #Ulnar #Testing
Trigeminal Neuralgia [Tic douloureux] 
Clinical 
 • Excruciating paroxysmal pain 
 • Right > Left side
Precipitated by tapping ... nerve, eating, ... TicDouloureux #Diagnosis
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
- Provocative Testing ... Yergason Test #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Shoulder #Testing