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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Summary
 - Diagnosis
 - Clinical Workflow
 - PPIs
 - Treatment
 - Acid
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... GERD) Summary - Diagnosis ... - Clinical Workflow ... #GERD #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #management
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
- Differential Diagnosis ... or structural disease ... Defaecation - Swallow ... stenosis • HOCM • Pulmonary ... #causes
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... infarction - Pulmonary ... - Sickle cell disease ... Noninfectious #Causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... pulmonary disease ... , Gaucher disease ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... asthma • Pleural disease ... RR < 12 / shallow ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #rapid #pulmonary
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: Crohn's disease ... Phytobezoar, Parasite, Swallowed ... #gastroenterology
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Rapid Shallow Breathing ... restrictive lung disease ... Breathing In lung disease ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
"The majority of cases of acute mesenteric ischemia are the result of acute arterial occlusion resulting
The majority of cases ... valvular heart disease ... SuperiorMesentericArtery #clinical ... #Diagnosis #InferiorMesentericArtery ... #Gastroenterology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management