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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... regurgitation • Chest pain ... manifestations • Chest pain ... Reflux #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #Gastroenterology
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison ... interested in medication ... assisted treatment ... #Pain #Management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
blood/mucus, Abd pain ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... - produced by all ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
complete paralysis of all ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... swelling, significant pain ... #management #treatment
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
gastric acidity, medications ... GI - glossitis (pain ... of tongue), abd pain ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... #management #nutrition
Diagnosis and Management of Achalasia - ACG Guidelines

Who to suspect?
 • Patients presenting with progressive dysphagia
Diagnosis and Management ... of Achalasia - ACG ... heart burn, chest pain ... #Management #ACG ... #Guidelines #gastroenterology
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
dose ketamine for treatment ... of pain in the ... Yasavolian M, et al ... Infusion #Ketamine #Comparison ... VisualAbstract #Management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
periods after rain ... /storms/earthquakes ... • Management ... months by Fatima Al ... #management #summary
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
recommended → all ... bloating, abdominal pain ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment