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Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding ... #Forrest #Classification ... Risks #Grading #gastroenterology ... #EGD #clinical
Achalasia Classification Types - Barium Contrast Esophagram:
1) Spindle type (classic)
2) Flask type 
3) Sigmoid type
Response to
type Response to treatment ... : 2>1>3 Sigmoid ... suggestive of end ... Types #radiology #gastroenterology ... #clinical #barium
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... (HIV, EN, HTLV-1, ... translocation • Types: Classification ... Hepatosplenomegaly, cytopenias(bleeding ... Malignancies (eg
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... mg PO qd - If needing ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
cytokines, such as IL-1 ... fever syndromes Clinical ... Fever is the main clinical ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... endothelial injury and end-organ ... Pathways: - 1. ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... diagnosis #types #classification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... • Towards the end ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... months before 1° ... management #cardiology #treatment
Fundic gland polyps on Endoscopy
46 yo F. with hx of 8 months of abdominal pain with
response to medical treatment ... - Dysplasia <1% ... gastric #Endoscopy #EGD ... #clinical #gastroenterology
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Chagas disease) Clinical ... unclear DDX: 1. ... Three clinical features ... of dysphagia (<1 ... #gastroenterology