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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... diverticulosis), Drug ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Idiosyncratic Drug-induced ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone/Area Postrema:
 • Drugs:
	- Chemo agents
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and Vomiting - Differential ... Postrema: • Drugs ... Aspirin - Antigout drugs ... • Foods • IBS ... diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection Management ... hpylori #Diagnosis #Management ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
IBD Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Thresholds
 - Infliximab > 7 mcg/ml
 - Adalimumab > 8 mcg/ml
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IBD Therapeutic ... Drug Monitoring ... > 4.5 mcg/ml #IBD ... Monitoring #Thresholds #management ... #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Diagnosis and Management ... surgery, Trauma, Drugs ... hemorrhage Management ... gemfibrozil 600 bid ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Perioperative IBD Pharmacotherapy Management 
Immunomodulators:
 • Stop MTX one week prior to elective surgery
 • Stop
Perioperative IBD ... Pharmacotherapy Management ... elective surgery with drug ... stress dose Gastroenterology ... Perioperative #IBD
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... Adenocarcinoma • Drugs ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential ... #gastroenterology
Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) - Topical Corticosteroids
 • Liquid - Budesonide - 1 mg PO BID -
Budesonide - 1 mg PO BID ... viscosity (1mg of drug ... Fluticasone 1 mg PO BID ... is available Gastroenterology ... Corticosteroids #management
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
cardiac devices (ICD ... /pacers) - Orthopedic ... #Indications #Gastroenterology ... #Management