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Gastric Acid Secretion - Pathophysiology
Chief cell - Pepsinogen
Parietal cell - Acid, Intrinsic factor
G cell - Gastrin
Inhibitors:
Gastric Acid Secretion ... Intrinsic factor G ... cell - Gastrin Inhibitors ... Gastric - Distension ... hormone release #Gastric
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... • Adjustable Gastric ... • Roux-en-Y Gastric ... Deficiencies By Chuma G. ... #Differential #Treatment
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... Platelets < 30 G/ ... HUS) Treatment ... #rheumatology # ... hematology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
injury (≥ 1B) - 1 g/ ... days then 20-40 g/ ... Management #Cirrhosis #treatment ... #hepatology
Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Syndrome #HES #Hematology
Types of Bariatric Surgery
Adjustable Gastric Banding:
 • Decreasing in prevalence, 3% of bariatric surgeries performed
 •
Surgery Adjustable Gastric ... creates a 30-40ml gastric ... line leak, mid-gastric ... ulcers by Chuma G. ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
and Bloating - Treatment ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Diagnostics and Testing Treatment ... Algorithm By Chuma G. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Treatment of Syphilis
Early:
 • Penicillin G, 2.4 million units IM once OR
 • Doxycycline 100mg BID
Treatment of Syphilis ... • Penicillin G, ... • Penicillin G, ... • Penicillin G, ... BostonChiefs #Syphilis #Treatment
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
diseases, Bleeding gastric ... Hemet cells - G- ... #differential #hematology