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Intestinal Ultrasound (IUS) in IBD - IBD Algorithm

IUS Pros (+): no radiation, cost-effective, real-time data, well
Intestinal Ultrasound ... IBD Algorithm ... @wabillin #Intestinal ... #IBD #Algorithm ... #IBDAlgorithm #
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... serum amylase is ... are some other causes ... Pseudocyst, ERCP / Surgery ... SOD • Gl Tract: Intestinal
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the ... many possible causes ... In most cases, it ... type of diarrhea before ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver (80%) • Intestine ... - Other causes ... elevation: • Intestine ... Pain -> RUQ -> US
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Overview What Is ... changes and may cause ... osteomalacia • Intestinal ... abnormalities before ... arrhythmias • Thiamine before
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
could be optimized before ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - Hold 7 days before ... - Hold 7 days before ... quit > 8 weeks before
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Post Bariatric Intestinal ... refeeding syndrome before ... Gastric bypass causes ... operative CCY risk is ... and addiction is
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... lymphatic obstruction before ... Although nonhepatic causes ... differential diagnosis is ... diagnosis #workup #algorithm
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... Before evaluating ... evaluating hypokalemia is ... wasting from other causes ... suggests extra-renal causes
Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm - Evaluation of HPA Axis Response to ACTH

Early am cortisol < 3
Insufficiency Diagnosis Algorithm ... am cortisol < 3 is ... unclear (often the case ... Measure cortisol before ... Insufficiency #Diagnosis #Algorithm