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Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD ... Causes of Upper
Approach to Dyspepsia
 • consider organic causes in your differentials
 • rule out red flags symptoms
consider organic causes ... need to obtain an EGD ... out H. pylori if EGD
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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on Endoscopy - Causes ... Endoscopy #Basics #EGD
GI Bleed - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask for en route: Vitals, categorization, volume of blood loss,
intervention (EGD ... the underlying cause
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Causes: • Idiopathic ... sphincter to relax EGD ... other secondary causes ... fibers of the LES (eg ... LES pressure (eg
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
structural disorder → EGD ... the underlying cause
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... the same end result ... different types/causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
High altitude (eg ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes