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The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... lipase PMH: - Focus ... on prior GI/Liver ... last meal - Treatment ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
prevalence - 1/2000 live ... Exercise - Electrolyte ... family history) Treatment ... Beta-blockers - Treat electrolyte ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Torsades de Pointes
• "Twisting of the pointes" 
• QRS axis swings from positive to negative direction
Originates from single focus ... precipitated by electrolyte ... TorsadesDePointes #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Hepatic Ectopic Pregnancy on POCUS

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#Hepatic #Ectopic #Pregnancy #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #Liver #obgyn #obstetrics #radiology
Ectopic Pregnancy on POCUS ... Ectopic #Pregnancy #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver ... obgyn #obstetrics #radiology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
• Caused by liver ... Diuretic overdose, Electrolyte ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... of dehydration, electrolyte
POCUS Echocardiography - Table of Cardiac Views and Windows
 • Parastemal Long-Axis View (PLAX)
 • Parasternal
POCUS Echocardiography ... Doppler #Anatomy #POCUS ... Orientations #Atlas #Map #Comparison ... Echocardiography #Cardiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Care UltraSound (POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Limitations #Comparison
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting
heart failure, Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #radiology ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... ComputedTomography #CT #radiology ... differential #diagnosis #comparison