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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Summary
 - Diagnosis
 - Clinical Workflow
 - PPIs
 - Treatment
 - Acid
Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Disease (GERD) ... Summary - Diagnosis ... Workflow - PPIs - Treatment ... #gastroenterology
Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Definition
Presentation
Medical Management
Extraesophageal Symptoms
Long-Term PPI Issues
Diagnosis Algorithm
Refractory GERD
Surgical and Endoscopic
Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Disease (GERD) ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Gastroenterology
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Disease (GERD) ... Summary GERD: Diagnosis ... #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #Gastroenterology
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
PCR is gold standard ... • Treatment: ... PCR not useful for ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... clinical evidence of cardiac
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
- Differential Diagnosis ... Classification Reflex ... stress • Blood draw ... • Parkinson’s disease ... Classification #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... antibiotics once stable ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... shows a small, stable
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
be divided into cardiac ... structural heart disease ... causes such as reflex ... the underlying disease ... The treatment strategy
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Reverses CNS and cardiac ... Edrophonium • Used for diagnosis ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... #Pharmacology #Table
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
pylori) Infection - Diagnosis ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy ... #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... often ordered in reflex ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology