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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Non-infectious: IBD ... Lactose intolerance, Medication ... , Medications, Diabetes ... Amyloidosis, S/p surgery ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
IBD and Pregnancy: Managing Flares
Laboratory Values - Endoscopy - Radiologic imaging - Surgery - Medication

#inflammatory #boweldisease
IBD and Pregnancy ... Radiologic imaging - Surgery ... - Medication ... Pregnancy #Flares #management ... #gastroenterology
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Bacteriuria - IDSA ... Indications for ... Elective non-urologic surgery ... #Bacteriuria #IDSA ... #management #UTI
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... immunocompromised, IBD ... (IDSA 2021): ... /severe CDI IDSA ... #gastroenterology
Perioperative IBD Pharmacotherapy Management 
Immunomodulators:
 • Stop MTX one week prior to elective surgery
 • Stop
Perioperative IBD ... Pharmacotherapy Management ... Perioperative #IBD ... Pharmacotherapy #medication ... #gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... Diagnosis and Management ... Abdominal or pelvic surgery ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #gastroenterology
Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
Systemic Thrombolysis
 - Exclude contraindications.
 - Indications:
   - Massive PE (definite indication)
- Indications ... or who require surgery ... Treatment #AcutePE #Management ... #CriticalCare
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
• Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
• Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Before antireflux surgery ... Desire to stop medication ... • Intolerable medication ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #Gastroenterology
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
facial trauma, surgery ... intrathoracic procedure/surgery ... NIPPV #CPAP #BPAP #indications ... #criticalcare # ... management
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
insertion into the BD ... ST upward (the BD ... gastrectomy / Roux-en-Y surgery ... Difficult #ercp #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis