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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
: 70 years old, ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
Gastroenteritis: Treatment ... of the Disease Mild ... Concern for HES: • Hematology ... • Additional diagnostic ... #management #gastroenterology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
in those with CLD ... months without treatment ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Treatment: • Global ... cardiovascular risk ... and Hepatology ... #Management #gastroenterology ... #treatment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
may be normal in mild ... by a hemophilia treatment ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
and iron release Diagnosis ... ) Treatment - IV ... showed reduced risk ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
immunocompromised, IBD ... ) • ↑Risk: clindamycin ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron deficiency (ID ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... TSAT < 20% Risk ... depot iron] Treatment ... pathophysiology #cardiology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... bariatric surgery are risk ... operative CCY risk ... and Hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential