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Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Epigastric/chest pain ... , Sepsis Diagnosis ... Esophageal #Necrosis #black ... #esophagus #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... heart burn, chest pain ... • Patients diagnosed ... #Diagnosis #Management ... ACG #Guidelines #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
retrosternal chest pain ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... circumferential black ... retrosternal or back pain ... #management #gastroenterology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sensitivity to pain ... , Trigeminal neuralgia ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Plasma exchange (PLEX ... #management #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... RBBB; others: AV blocks ... Megaesophagus and achalasia ... 80%) (abdominal pain
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Achalasia Summary ... saliva • Chest pain ... : Testing The diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #gastroenterology