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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,
Acute Esophageal ... Necrosis History ... chest pain, Sepsis Diagnosis ... #Esophageal #Necrosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Esophageal Necrosis ... Necrosis should ... retrosternal chest pain Diagnosis ... #Necrosis #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Symptom | Diagnosis ... weight loss or acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #gastroenterology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... complications), MRCP (necrosis ... #Pancreatitis #Acute ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Esophageal Variceal ... not initiate in acute ... Regarding Variceal Bleed ... ScopingSundays #Esophageal ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... malignancy • Esophageal ... aneurysms • Acute ... Still's disease • Necrotic ... #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... on ABx) → Acute ... inflammation and necrosis ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
for Treatment of Acute ... Esophageal Variceal ... ) - No role in acute ... Bleeding #varices #management ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology