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Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
• Persisting 1 ... illness (diarrhea leading ... Few infectious causes ... of acute gastroenteritis ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Trauma and Spine Classification ... fractures: Don't cause ... displacement >1/ ... compromisation > 1/ ... Cauda equina Treatment
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema - Classification ... Angioedema: • Acute ... urticaria within 1- ... inherited disease Acute ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... of Acute Esophageal ... from the ulcer caused ... free survival at 1 ... ebm #evidence #gastroenterology
Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
Indications for ... ERCP 1. ... biopsy, Recurrent acute ... pancreatitis (treatment ... #management #gastroenterology
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... transmission, with acute ... Severe bleeding: ... nervous system [CNS] bleeding ... fever #severity #classification
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms • Caused ... rule out other causes ... Infection, GI bleeding ... Criteria: • Grade 1: ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... #typea #typeb #classification
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Autoimmune, PUD (posterior ... Diagnosis (2 of 3): 1) ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Gastroenterology