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Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... fat/day diet), Endoscopy ... (EGD +/- ERCP + ... ultrasound, or MRCP ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Workup #Simple ... #Complex
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... ERCP - Peritoneal ... complete drainage ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy ... #EGD #Indications
Basics of Biliary Strictures on Endoscopy
 - Causes of Biliary strictures
 - Benign Strictures Classification
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Strictures on Endoscopy ... transpapillary stenting ... Biliary #Strictures #Endoscopy ... #Basics #EGD #diagnosis ... #management #ercp
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... and Management Algorithm ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #Management #Algorithm
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
disease - Test is complex ... treatment - Requires endoscopy ... Celiac #Disease #Testing ... Tests #Diagnosis #Workup
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
disorder URGENT WORKUP ... : • Complete obstruction ... Esophageal Dysphagia: Testing ... structural disorder → EGD ... gastroenterology #workup
Solid Organ Transplant - Diarrhea - Diagnostic and Workup Algorithm
1st Tier Microbiologic Testing: CDiff (stool), CMV
Diagnostic and Workup ... Algorithm 1st Tier ... Microbiologic Testing ... Colonoscopy +/- EGD ... #Algorithm