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Comparison of withdrawal effect likeliness between common antidepressant medications

#psychiatry #depression #antidepressants #ssri #snri #discontinuation #withdrawal #comparison
antidepressants #ssri ... #snri #discontinuation
Esophageal Cancer Surgeries and Resection - Review

Dr. Chandana Sri @santalum_aurum

#Esophageal #Esophagus #Cancer #Resection #Surgery #Management
Esophageal Cancer ... Chandana Sri @santalum_aurum ... #Esophageal #Esophagus
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Causes of Chest Pain ... Tamponade • Esophageal ... ChestPain #Chest #Pain
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Embolism (chest pain ... • Gastro-Esophageal ... Pancreatitis • Esophageal ... Spasm • Esophageal
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Causes of Chest Pain ... Mediastinitis • Esophageal
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Esophageal Necrosis ... state) predisposes esophageal ... retrosternal chest pain ... prevent further esophageal ... retrosternal or back pain
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... Dry Mouth #SNRIs
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's ... Non-Traversable -> Esophagram ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Esophageal
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Epigastric/chest pain ... KBrag_MD #Acute #Esophageal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
-> Ascites - Esophageal ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal pain