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Gastrointestinal Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia
In patients with anemia, diagnose iron deficiency if:
 • Ferritin <
Test for celiac ... disease with serology ... change medical management ... Gastrointestinal #Evaluation #workup ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
transglutaminase (tTG) IgG ... IgG deamidated ... Reflects response to treatment ... - Requires endoscopy ... #Diagnosis #Workup
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... specific laboratory tests ... #diagnosis #management ... #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
/ Peptic Ulcer Disease ... Diagnosis: • Endoscopic ... • Serology (IgG ... Ag, Urea Breath Test ... or repeat EGD
Additional Modalities for Workup of GI Bleed (Other than EGD + Colonoscopy)

Pill endoscopy
 • Able to
Modalities for Workup ... Bleed (Other than EGD ... most small-bowel diseases ... Bleed #GIBleed #management ... #gastroenterology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... - ANA > 95% (IgG ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
stroke, Parkinson disease ... structural disorder → EGD ... Treatment • ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... What test to order ... • Endoscopy to look ... puckering of the EGJ ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Infection (eg ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sphincter to relax EGD ... , or endoscopic ... Treatment options ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology