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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
Prophylaxis Stress ulcerations ... bleeding from stress ulceration ... Stress ulceration ... is defined as ulceration ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology
CEAP Classification of Chronic Venous Disorders
Clinical:
  C0 - NO clinical signs
  C1 - Small
changes without ulceration ... changes with healed ulceration ... changes with active ulceration ... Perforating veins Pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
., Ulcerative colitis ... Incontinence #geriatrics #pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
production -> Corneal ulceration ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Foot affected by ulceration ... of Arch Foot Ulceration ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology
Raynaud’s Phenomenon: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Finger pulp atrophy
 • Tissue ischemia/infarction -> Digital ulcerations
infarction -> Digital ulcerations ... Raynauds #Phenomenon #pathophysiology
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Grade I - Laceration ... Grade II - Laceration ... Grade IV - Laceration ... Splenic tissue maceration
Ulcerative Colitis - Endoscopic Assessment of Disease Activity
UCEIS Score 0, Mayo Score 0 - Normal
UCEIS Score
Ulcerative Colitis ... Spontaneous bleeding, ulceration ... #Ulcerative #Colitis
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Telangiectasia - Digital Ulcerations ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology
Mayo UC Endoscopic Classification
 • Score = 0 (normal or inactive disease) - Normal vascular pattern
Spontaneous bleeding, ulcerations ... Classification #ulcerative